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American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model and actress, Vanessa L. Williams has an estimated net worth of $28 million. Best known as the first African-American to win Miss America title in 1983. She was forced to turn in her tiara after Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her, but she bounced back with a successful career as a singer, starting with the 1988 dance-pop album The Right Stuff and including the album The Comfort Zone (1991) and the song "Colors of the Wind" from the Disney feature Pocahontas (1995). The 1990s saw Williams branch out into Broadway and make a respectable go at the movies, playing semi-tough babes opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser (1996) and Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft (2000). She has since had a successful career in television, including guest shots, a 2003 series Boomtown, Emmy-nominated role in Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives. Vannessa earned several Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2011 |
Salary |
Per episode salary from 666 Park Avenue |
$100,000 |
|
2008 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Amount she won as a celebrity guest during the anniversary prime-time special editions od Who Wants To Be A Millionaire which she gave to her charity |
$50,000 |
|
2006 |
Contract |
Value of her contract with ProActiv Solution as their spokesperson |
$20,000,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Star Bright (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album The Sweetest Days (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album The Comfort Zone (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$3,050,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album The Right Stuff (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |