![]() Williams rebounded from the scandal with a successful career as a singer and actress. Thirty-two years later, Williams was offered a public apology during the Miss America 2016 pageant for the events. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984, but resigned her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs of her being published in Penthouse magazine. Normally he keeps them under the counter with Playboy for sale only to adults.Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. The manager of the 7-Eleven Store at 7th and Linden Streets, Allentown, expects to receive his September shipment of Penthouse tomorrow afternoon. But I got some uncensored copies through another dealer and sold them for $5 a piece,” Jack recounted. The magazine sold for $1.95 then and I told him to taken them all back. he cut all of her photos out of the magazines. So the news dealer’s man came in here and snip. “Well, Streisand was a big star then and she didn’t want those photos published. The owner recalled that High Society tried to cash in on intimate photos of Barbra Streisand about five years ago, one of them showing her topless. “No, I’m not holding any back – there they are,” he commented. “I got 74 copies of Penthouse and I have 33 left,” said Jack, his nimble fingers counting the remainder in the stack. Jack, who prefers not to have a last name and keeps a low profile, operates Lenny’s in Allentown and has been in the business for 42 years. They offer the more conventional fare such as Family Circle, Woman’s Day and Better Homes and Gardens. Newsstand in Bethlehem, no longer carry the girlie publications. The photos of Williams, taken before she was named Miss America, are in black and white, and grainy in texture. Luco-Cutrate in Easton did brisk sales of the magazine when its shipment arrived at12:40 p.m. On the city’s south side, copies were still available in places. and immediately placed an order for more. Rudy’s News Stand in Bethlehem had sold all of its 45 issues of Penthouse by 1 p.m. When asked about the keen interest in Miss Williams, Leibensperger replied, “I have no comment. ![]() The September Penthouse cover shows comedian George Burns with his right arm clamped around a fully-clothed and fetching Vanessa Williams.Īn employee of Wally’s for the past 10 years, the clerk could not recall any other occasion when a magazine had been in such demand. Normally special editions for December and January sell for $3.50. The September magazine, labeled the “15th Anniversary Issue” and distributed about a week early, is priced at $4 a copy instead of the usual $3. Officials of the Miss America Pageant requested Saturday that Miss Williams step down and relinquish the remaining days of her reign to first runner-up Suzette Charles of New Jersey.Īlthough more people stood in line for lottery tickets than magazines in Allentown, Penthouse was in heavy demand for as long as the copies lasted. Most newsstands and drugstores had sold out their day’s offering before the first black Miss America announced her resignation at a televised afternoon news conference. ![]() Copies of September’s Penthouse magazine carrying nude photographs of Vanessa Williams, who resigned yesterday as Miss America of 1984, were selling at a brisk pace in the Lehigh Valley yesterday to curious readers and hobbyists seeking a hot collector’s item.
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