. . . . . "resigned" . . . "was forced to resign" . "Vanessa Williams and Miss America" . . "forced to resign a few weeks prior to the end of her reign on July 22, 1984 due to a scandal surrounding the publication of unauthorized nude photographs" . "was forced to resign seven weeks prior to the end of her time as Miss America" . "Vanessa Williams and Miss America" . . "she was forced to resign the title due to unauthorized publication of nude photographs." . . "Miss Syracuse 1983" . . "Miss New York1983" . . . "resignation scandal" . . . . . "Miss America 1984" . "forced to resign a few weeks before her reign ended)" . "resigned as Miss America" . "Vanessa Williams after she became Miss America 1984" . . "removal" . "returned to the Miss America stage" .