She was and is the most successful Miss America ever, and that includes the most beautiful too.

@SmartRobot-wc2fb

8 жыл бұрын

Right...that's because she was a smart girl all along, unlike the vast majority of beauty pageant contestants...

@michaelmcmillan9655

8 жыл бұрын

+Kenneth Lamb That's only "2ND PLACE" compared to Whitney Houston. Let's be 'HONOST' now,,, who ever had Whitney's special gifted tone? However,,, the ONLY thing I will be honost w/ about Vanessa,,, no one else has ever had the extraordinary hazel eye's like her's. They are just shining crystal's to me.

@ITS1985

8 жыл бұрын

Whitney more beautiful imo.

@dlw1221

7 жыл бұрын

Malinda S let;s not! The real tea concerning the one and only Ms. Vanessa Williams is that unlike Whitey Houston, Vanessa is an Acclaimed and Accomplished Broadway Superstar celebrated across all of the Arts hence a (real) triple threat. 14 Grammy noms, 3 Emmy noms, 2 Tony noms, assisted in the snatching of the Oscar for "Colors of the Wind" Beauty unmatched with a Natural sex appeal almost impossible to duplicate. Unlike Whitey Houston, Vanessa is a classically trained singer whom unlike Whitey up until late in her career kept it Urban at black radio. Vanessa admires women like Bette and Barbara Streisand women who really sing not just screamed their vocal cords to pieces and unlike Whitey respect their Gift. Vanessa managed to make History for black women to be admired in mainstream media. No shade of course, just some true tea.

@fountainmedia4683

7 жыл бұрын

Malinda S the man said "Miss America"! When was Whitney Houston ever Miss America? SMDH

Took her Miss America crown and she still turned out to be a Queen. Loved her music growing up.

Vanessa Williams needs a unsung Hollywood episode. Who agree?

@ClearYourMindTravel

2 ай бұрын

Well she's not Unsung. She has a very impressive resume.

@kipperjones-rm1vw

2 ай бұрын

@@ClearYourMindTravel That part.

@john-ny7cc

2 ай бұрын

For what??? She is a VERY ACCOMPLISHED super star!!

@yelnats21

Ай бұрын

@@kipperjones-rm1vwLadies and Gents, Kipper Jones!….one of her closest friends and extraordinary artist in his own right

@user-yn8zm5hg1j

16 күн бұрын

She dont have one wow they gotta get on that

Vanessa worked her azz off to rebuild her career and I loved & still have her 1st album in rotation! It's so great seeing this video after such a long time.

I remember when this song came out and everyone was like WHOA! Miss America? Gurlfriend got the last laugh fo' sho!

@MelodyMaker151

10 жыл бұрын

OK! LOL! She won for real.

@mikesterSTLMO

9 жыл бұрын

Sho nuff! It was like take this damn crown and come back with a dozen gold records!

@jolenadesousa7588

7 жыл бұрын

she showed their azzzes!!! "Keep the trophy, I'll take the TITLE!!!!".. She won!!

@AllenMQuinn

6 жыл бұрын

If you search "Karma" in the dictionary, Vanessa William's Career Post-Miss America would be there.

@DevonDuke60

4 жыл бұрын

@@jolenadesousa7588 Lol Factz! Great comment👍💯

2020 and I'm still rocking with her.😍😍 She need a good biopic. She has a great story to tell.

@smam1284

2 жыл бұрын

You are right ! I think Andra Day could play her ❤️

@o2bbubbles

2 жыл бұрын

2022 @work on my playlist

@mandingaprincess

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely....

@trb3074

6 ай бұрын

2023

I was 10 years old when this came out. My older sister used to play this song so HARD card. She would sing it so LOUD. I appreciate these memories now. Life was so much more simple then.

@sarahsimpkins1311

Жыл бұрын

I was 8 years old when this came out I remember seeing this on B.E.T on video soul back in 88

You would have never thought that with the humiliation she endured, she would turn out to be the most successful Ms. America EVER! God can turn turmoil into a testimony! Major Comeback!!! *Edit:* I’ve since learned His true name is *YAH.*

@baggergurl16

5 жыл бұрын

Codycole80 That's what I said in another video about Vanessa Williams she is living proof that the best revenge is success and also that you shouldn't let mistakes that you have made in your past define you. I have a lot to learn from this lady.

@BJ-wb4lh

5 жыл бұрын

You are so right

@quandricorutledge

3 жыл бұрын

@@Me-hi2ey Kim K. isn't in Vanessa Williams' league.

@jeremiahtray5621

3 жыл бұрын

What scripture?

@twilapaige2993

3 жыл бұрын

@@baggergurl16 oo

BABY VANESSA TURNED IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!

They took her crown but Baby Girl wasn't down --- she shocked the world when she came out swingin' and dropped this joint back in the 8-8! Go 'head n tear it up, sis! And she was spittin'bars too . . . #monsta #waitaminite

Regardless of race, creed, socioeconomic background or any other demographic description, when one thinks of Miss America, only one name comes to mind: Vanessa Williams... True talent.... Can act, sing, and is stunningly beautiful. They don't makes like this anymore

@AlexTheeGr8t

9 жыл бұрын

TASconfidential So true and all credit to her that she proved you can't keep a good woman down no matter how hard they tried. True talent prevailed in the end.

@RodrickColbert

8 жыл бұрын

+TASconfidential don't forget that she's a dancer too, if you saw her movie, DANCE WITH ME!

@brucekentnyc

8 жыл бұрын

+TASconfidential No they do not but to me her former life Father in law she is a BISH!!! mother of King TUT!!! WOW look at hades/Egypt today!! what great things are happening first OIL then a Bridge where the sea was parted...Things are looking up.. When I seen her in 1991 sitting behind her she snaps at me. Bish!!! Well look at what your son made with his grandpas...;-)

@brucekentnyc

8 жыл бұрын

+TASconfidential As hades back then I always saw her as this Showgirl!!! She made me a Grandpa with Tut & Persephone. The daughter of Cupid & Herra...

@brucekentnyc

8 жыл бұрын

+TASconfidential I stole hers and medusa sons.. all I have heard from this woman and Madonna most of their 80's careers is where is/are my son(s)/.. L O L...

I've loved this song of Vanessa's since I was a kid. This will always be the jam!

@themerenguess

2 ай бұрын

Me too ❤

Vanessa Willians has always had the right stuff!!!

No plastic surgery,she was stunning.

@SooperTight1

3 ай бұрын

Still IS!

@StevenFinlay-qw5uo

Ай бұрын

Most beautiful woman in the world...on the outside.

@sybex200

Ай бұрын

Many years after this video clip.

This woman is what you call a true survivor. The ultimate redeption/ vindication story, plays out in her successful music and acting career!

@billyidol2115

8 күн бұрын

I literally would give one week's hourly paycheck to go watch her sing, if she's still doing it and comes around the Miami Florida area

Vanessa still has the right stuff !

@MoniLove100

4 жыл бұрын

She was everything right about the 80s. And that's a huge compliment.

@ccth22

3 жыл бұрын

So true...

@synthesizerisking2886

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone see her in “Bad Hair” horror movie?

Vanessa Williams should have her own Las Vegas Residency called "The Comfort Zone" I would pay to go see this Queen of Pop/R&B/Ballads perform amazing dancing and with amazing vocals.

@MariaLopez-up5xb

21 күн бұрын

Agreed! Comfort Zone was a GREAT album!

I forgot just how incredibly talented Vanessa Williams is!

@mizking5033

4 ай бұрын

I can’t believe how much I grew up on her. She’s a doll. She was like the lite skin Janet Jackson🥰😍

this is what music used to sound like in the late 80s!!!!

@keensterd3654

5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Miss it.

@luzcaicedo9879

3 жыл бұрын

She's beautiful

@user-me5hb2xl1j

3 жыл бұрын

And it's been downhill since

@joyhervey5666

2 жыл бұрын

The greatest decade ever!!! 💃🏽

They tried to break her down by taking away her crown and she came back fighting and she ain't looked back ever since.

@kmason685

3 жыл бұрын

Ebony B. Yes. She wrote in her memoir that she was determined to show the world what she was made of after what had happened to her. And she did.......👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

She’s a great example of picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and moving on after getting knocked down. She could’ve disappeared and led a private quiet life. But she kept pushing to achieve her goals.

Anetra, Jax, and Luxx Noir London gave an epic performance to this song on Rupaul's Drag Race!!

@CoffinDoll

3 ай бұрын

And don’t forget Venus D-Lite and Shangela crazy lip sync

@trevorkennings

3 ай бұрын

Shangela needs prayer 😞@@CoffinDoll

@CoffinDoll

3 ай бұрын

@@trevorkennings why

Ms. Venus... THROWS her ponytail to the back of the stage!

@conniemaheswaren554

6 жыл бұрын

JRZ MDRD I would’ve had to sock her if she hit me with that hair

@torquettalk

4 жыл бұрын

Then Mimi and Raja shielded themselves

@QueenofWheels

4 жыл бұрын

Just saw that for the first time 😂😂😂

@johnbrown9654

3 жыл бұрын

S C Shangela to me won it but she shouldn’t took off her shoes and hair and other parts of her dress & also this is not the worst lipsync only Silky & Nina was worst

@murceg0electrico

3 жыл бұрын

The best lipsynch for all the wrong reasons, such a mess but so damn funny

Ms America for life. She will always be in my heart.

This is when Music told real stories... "We love you Vanessa Williams" from San Francisco, CA -Kwaufi Nino

I was 21 and living in one of the best music decades ever. She put'em in their place 👑

Anyone still loving and listening to this in 2020?

@luzcaicedo9879

3 жыл бұрын

She's the right stuff baby..

@lucky81970

3 жыл бұрын

2021!

@nakiyarobinson9572

3 жыл бұрын

I am luv diZ lil dance 🩰 diddy should have been a bigger hit 88 I waZ 12 damn 😗 😯 I'm old ha ha who wit me if u feeling ole 😀📛😄

@astaciamckinnis3969

3 жыл бұрын

Me 🙋❤💕

@rebekahsquires2073

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Im will be 49 yrs old next week and still Rockn to this song! She was my Idol back in my younger days dancing to her music with my hairbrush as a microphone in my hand!

Played this song out. Trying to learn her dances moves as well. Miss good music like this. Definitely miss the 80s and 90s.

@jknumber5138

2 жыл бұрын

90s baby(born in 83). If you were 15 years old in 1988, you saw greatnest(80s and the 90s)💯✊🏾

@brianhines1452

Жыл бұрын

I was 9 in 1988 and I felt greatness too!

Vanessa started her comeback hard with this song

She did her thing in this

Never seen so many leather jackets, crop tops and spandex pants in one video before lol. But seriously though this song and video is a classic.

@LifeCoachAldo

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the 90's, baby....

@thevizkid

3 жыл бұрын

and don't forget the long hair!

@Funkyjunkmail

3 жыл бұрын

@@thevizkid definitely the hair!!!

@defnessrealtalk4016

Жыл бұрын

@@LifeCoachAldo '88 actually

shangelas shoe flying off after her death drop

@defentador

5 жыл бұрын

rowan hahhahahah.....iconic ...LMAO

@joshuasimmons5877

5 жыл бұрын

Hahhaa I rember that

@esmereldavilla-lobos4907

4 жыл бұрын

miss Venus slinging her ponytail across THE main stage😂😂😂😂

It's Amazing how her jazz, theatre, R&B, and even Hip Hop influence works and she literally is the OG of her own Genre...She is in a Class of Her Very Own...#TrulyObsessed!!!,#TrulyBlessed!!!

@aydicee

Жыл бұрын

Right under the wire for EGOT status

@imalwaysright

Жыл бұрын

not really. The video is very Michael and Janet Jackson and sounds like other songs at the time

@curtistisdale8150

Жыл бұрын

@@imalwaysright Not Really!!! The dancers in the video might have been in both Michael (RIP) and Janet's videos but this song was crafted with Vanessa in mind. Most R&B and Pop acts got lumped in a box, until they weren't. Especially when it came down to videos because there was finally other places to watch videos, other than MTV. Record executives wanted their artists to be on some heavily listened, or heavily watched programming. I do remember this Video was big on Video Soul and VH1. Vanessa was One of The Most Popular Miss. Americas Ever, and For So Many Reasons (Some Great, and Some not-so) but You couldn't Deny The Beauty, and The Talent.

She has completely maintained her figure in 2024. Of course she has the resources, but many celebs do and still do not. That's dedication! Go ahead La Williams! Loved you then and love you even more now. BTW, I had that album in the '80s.

@billyidol2115

8 күн бұрын

I remember getting CD 'Sweetest Days'. Which was really good. 😅And then she came out a few years later with Next 😮❤ I literally dug every track on that album Next. ' lost without you' is one of the best tracks and saddest songs ever😢

Great song and vocals by Vanessa. She was too fly in this video. Always loved her music.

I forgot how much I LOVED this song! This was the TUNE!

Some people are blessed with everything good in their family's gene pool.

I wonder how it feels to have been beautiful all of your life AND she can sing too? Do your thing Vanessa!

OMG! Vanessa Williams back in the day!

They did her dirty. Not only did she survive the humiliation, but paid everyone back with success. Her courage is admirable.

@samuelmuiruri4704

2 жыл бұрын

courage, class, intelligence. frankly that crap probably made her decide to work hard and prove herself.

@jknumber5138

2 жыл бұрын

Key word...Her courage💯✊🏾

I remember when I was 17, I was sitting watching Video Soul and Donnie Simpson said; "We have a premiere video from Miss America. So I watched the first few seconds and then when I saw Vanessa I was HOOKED!!! I watched this video over and over on VHS. hahaha!! This was the sh[t back then, at least for me. I never get tired of seeing her. BEAUTIFUL!!! What's happening to todays music? sad.

Gorgeous!!! I remember watching her on Soul Train. My sisters and cousins were so mesmerized by her style and beauty. I haven't seen this in 20 years. Love it. Gotta love KZread.

The record company had no idea how to market her at first...during that time you had Jody Whatley, Karen White, Angela Winbush and Janet Jackson and they were trying unsuccessfully to fit Vanessa in this same mole....until she found her niche with her singing lightweight ballads.

@tellysantos2392

9 жыл бұрын

and she is considered adult contempo now....

@joshuamcdowell5782

9 жыл бұрын

Whitney Houston was also out during this era.

@assaultislove

9 жыл бұрын

humpty dumpty and Pebbles. The song "Girlfriend" was written for Vanessa Williams, but Pebbles heard the demo and recorded it herself.

@joshuamcdowell5782

9 жыл бұрын

assaultislove Pebbles that bitch

@assaultislove

9 жыл бұрын

Joshua McDowell LOL. Pebbles was always taking shit from someone!

She is the most FAMOUS Miss USA ever, I don’t know or remember any of the others!! Listen her music and movies are classic. She’s always had star power.

Only 680,000 views... that's CRIMINAL!!!

@bonobossvilleneuve

7 жыл бұрын

it's simply nowaday cruel reality

@terryzt1164

7 жыл бұрын

Bono Boss the rap? so cute..and the Michael Jackson move at 3:00...lol cute.

@themisanthropechannel8052

7 жыл бұрын

It's a very old track and rnb has moved on since this track was released.

@RiDER-RHYTHM

7 жыл бұрын

Almost 900,000 and that's in one year

Always loved the choreography and the house music break where they just dance! ❤

Shortly after Vanessa released the 1988 Right Stuff Album, a tape was released showing Vanessa talking about each video she did for this album. For The Right Stuff single, she talks about how disappointed she was at seeing the finished edit and how "a lot of the dance scenes were cut out and left on the cutting room floor". She said "I don't know if the angles weren't right, or the dancers messed up, but at least I got to show people I can dance in He's Got The Look". Vanessa was away in Europe when filming finished on the Right Stuff single, and during the editing process, she was not able to be part of the final edit. It kills me to know many dance scenes were cut out (notice some of the song is also cut out in the video), because this is still one of my favorite music videos ever. Such a great slammin song.

The woman is talented and gets the job done no matter what, like her or not, she has the gold...just enjoy the rest.

Remember when this was played on the late night videos and sneaking to watch this as a 11 year-old almost got caught lol #Memories #80sKid

The voice, the face, the body, the attitude and talent. Another level and lane

We LOVE YOU, Vanessa Williams!!

Vanessa Williams once said the best revenge is success and she definitely had success the best looking woman in the universe

Flat out Gorgeous the beautiful Vanessa Williams.

That first outfit is still 🔥

I was 14 and my mom played the heck out of this song, on cassette of course LOL!!!

Carla Linton. I love Vanessa Williams. She is one of my favorite Female Artists of the Eighties and Nineties. One of my favorite songs by Vanessa Williams is called The Right Stuff.

I love her singing and acting! Queen showed them what’s what!

still the baddest diva around...Vanessa proved EVERYONE who doubted her wrong!

When music was simple and enjoyable...Thanks VW for this 1

My gosh I am surprised to find out it was Vanessa Williams who did this song, I would have never guessed it was Vanessa Williams singing this song, I've always pictured her singing nothing but ballads, I really like this song and it's nice to see Vanessa loosen up and do an uptempo song.

@sarahsimpkins2021

8 жыл бұрын

this CAME out in 1988 this was her first song and video she did

@Farzee49

8 жыл бұрын

+Doobie1975 I guess you didn't listen to her music when she first came out...Vanessa was known for making up tempo music with her first 2 albums "The Right Stuff" was big for her off of her debut and Running Back To You" and "Work To Do" were up tempo hits off of the "The Comfort Zone" album...

@Aquaticus12

8 жыл бұрын

+Doobie1975 Also her song He's got the look is upbeat :D

@Farzee49

8 жыл бұрын

Aquaticus12 Yes!

@MrRnbMan

8 жыл бұрын

+Aquaticus12 love that song

I love her, she had it all, figure, voice, presence, temperament. Undoubtedly Vanessa Williams was a great pop figure of the last years of the 20th century

Now this is a beat!! Thank you Rupaul. This is now on my playlist. The girl really needs to how to thrust those hips, baby.

Back when regular albums played like a greatest hits. This album was crazy.

Hair still bangin' in 2017

I knew this song very well in Berlin Germany, it was played it all the disco techs. This is the first time I saw the video and I enjoyed it, brought back memories of me being stationed in Berlin.👍😁😎

@Kristie2ful

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome memory. Willing to bet you have so many memories of fun times while being stationed there. Wish I could hear them! Many blessings to you 👌🏾❤️🙏🏾

That lace catsuit and 'My Girlie' sample were so bomb.

She's very talented and still stunning to this very day!

Vanessa Williams definitely has the right stuff

Guess he didn't have the right stuff! She walked away! Song still sounds good! 2023❤❤

Love her. She is so talented.

This is stunning! How on earth did I miss this?! Vanessa Williams is a triple... No! quadruple threat!

I like how she playfully smacks the driver like “calm down fool “😂

And to think, the label put all their money and resources toward her label mate and she was the most successful out of the two. Still has a career that far surpassed her too. Vanessa deserves all her success

@afrozee85

2 жыл бұрын

Who was the label mate?

@tara3870

2 жыл бұрын

@@afrozee85 Nia Peeples, who turned out to be a two hit wonder...lol

@matthewprince9705

Жыл бұрын

Nia Peeples was an actress from Fame, so she was known more for that so it was seen as her being more marketable to Vanessa at first. Vanessa would have been classed as a model. And race played a factor throughout the industry. Mercury Records wasn't even known as a Black Music label. More Rock and Pop. MCA and Motown were the place to be.

@tara3870

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewprince9705 yes, and on top of that, they wouldn't even play Vanessa's music on MTV. They actually made Nia a VJ which was insane. She always managed to sneak her vids on there when she was hosting too. I found her quite clumsy 'cause she was always fumbling her lines. She wasn't a good VJ at all. She got all these opportunities and favorable deals & she still couldn't make fetch happen. Vanessa found a home with VH1 though and they eventually gave her her own show as well. She stood the test of time in all fields of entertainment and is still marketable today.

@spectrum10

6 ай бұрын

You are correct, Nia Peebles and Vanessa Williams were both on PolyGram Records.

I can't wait for her lifetime movie! Because we've all been there to witness the fall and the rise and the subsequent success things she's managed to pursue!

Vanessa worked those moves

I love her. She was MISS AMERICA and always will be...

I would still wear that outfit with the pink jacket. AND her hair was all hers

I am so in awe and proud she IS Ms. America. She deserves it. She is so beautiful and a talented musician, dancer, and so much more. LOL 🎉❤😊

She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. And she can sing too. Wooo. Nobody compares to her. No one.

I love this song and video. I was 3 going on 4 years old when she dances and sing. 35 years and still got The Right Stuff PERIOD!!!!!

On top of ALL the success, the Miss America Organization provided her with a live, televised apology and she served as Head Judge for the Pageant that year! 😘

WOW.That close-up of Vanessa,she looks GORGEOUS!!!! OH MY.The beat to this song is AWESOME!!!! There are a few Soul Train dancers in this video too.

I remember being a teen watching this video on TV. The 90s were a good time.

I remember hearing this song for the first time back in the late 80s, I said to myself "damn Vanessa, gettin' funky with this track".

2020 still about Vanessa Williams 💗

@omarbain6927

4 жыл бұрын

She fine as fuck

One of my favorites from her. She’s still dope.❤

My Queen of the world you are profoundly the first iconic Superstar. A rare and precious jewel that is one of a kind, and can never be duplicated because you are the number#1 Queen. Dr.Dixon

Mrs.Right Stuff ❤

She can do no wrong. I'm glad America realized that👸🏽🌠

On this day in 1988 {September 24th} Vanessa Williams performed "The Right Stuff" on the nationally syndicated television program, 'Soul Train'... Six weeks earlier "The Right Stuff" peaked at #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart... It reached #4 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart... Between 1988 and 1997 the Bronx, NY native had sixteen records on the Hot R&B Singles chart, eight made the Top with three* reaching #1, "Dreamin'" for 2 weeks in February of 1989, "Running Back To You" for 2 weeks in October of 1991, and "Save The Best For Last" for 3 weeks in March of 1992... Vanessa Lynn Williams will celebrate her 57th birthday come next March 18th, 2020... May Don Cornelius {1936 - 2012} R.I.P. * She just missed having a fourth #1 record when her "The Comfort Zone" peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} in late 1991, the 2 weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "I Love Your Smile" by Shanice...

What was great about’88…….everything!

This was her version of BAD 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kellyanderson6943

4 жыл бұрын

Idk reminds me of Janet's Control

@KenyonClemonsNY

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you on that but this actually came years before BAD. It was def more Janet's CONTROL time. It really sounds like a Janet Control era song. That was the sound on '88

@sharronfoxx69

2 жыл бұрын

You have a very good eye! Former Shalamar singer Jeffery Daniels choreographed this for Vanessa, several years before he choreographed “Bad” for MJ. Jeffery is the guy at the end of this video in the Hat.

Vanessa had it then, and she's got it now..., THE RIGHT STUFF !

Vanessa was such a beauty in this video!❤

Vanessa Williams! Hello!!-- You Rocked That!- The Whole thing! . You deserved to be our Ms Americca and you proved it. Rock on sister!

She is fire

I've always loved this song and video by Miss America, that's right, she'll always be my Miss America! Additionally, I can see the influences of Janet's "When I Think of You" and "What Have You Done For Me Lately"! You nailed it Vanessa. I still have this cd! The powers that be thought they'd crushed her career. Much to their chagrin, that only capitulated her into super stardom #BeautyBrainsTalent

Miss America , Mother, Actress, Singer and I promise you that I can go on. Shaft brought me here again.

Great song, superb dancing..Vanessa's right! Cool performance!