43. The Beautiful Vanessa Williams
Actress and model Vanessa Williams won the Miss America pageant in 1984, crowning her the first African-American queen. It was a record-breaking moment for a woman of color to win the title. Unfortunately, she resigned that same year in July when Penthouse magazine planned to reveal unauthorized explicit pictures of Vanessa Williams. She lost her crown and her title, and was replaced by the runner-up, who was Suzette Charles from New Jersey. Would that happen in 2022?
