Vanessa Lunn Williams was born on 18 March 1963, in Millwood, New York State USA, of mixed ancestry including from West Africa, Britain and Finland. She is a popular actress, singer and model, perhaps best known for being Miss America, and also for such singles as “Save the Best for Last”, “The Right Stuff”, “Dreamin” and others. In addition to this Vanessa is known for appearing in such movies as “Shaft”, “Soul Food”, “The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland”, “Dance with Me” and others. Undoubtedly, Vanessa’s achievements are reflected by awards that she has been nominated for and has won, including American Music, Grammy, Billboard Music, MTV Video Music and Soul Train Music Awards among others.
So just how rich is Vanessa L. Williams, as of late 2017? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Vanessa’s net worth is now over $33 million, accumulated largely from Vanessa’s career as an actor. Clearly, her modeling career also had a significant initial impact on the growth of Williams’ net worth, and subsequently her success as a musician also adds to her wealth.
Vanessa L. Williams Net Worth $33 Million
From a very young age Vanessa started learning to play the piano, and soon became interested in songwriting and singing as well. Williams studied at Horace Greeley High School, and later continued her studies at Syracuse University, from which she graduated with a degree in Musical Theatre Arts. While studying Vanessa participated in the university’s beauty pageant, and in 1983 she competed for the Miss New York crown, and after winning this title she went on to win the title of Miss America. This had a huge impact on the growth of Vanessa’s popularity and net worth.
In 1988 Vanessa released her first album as a singer, called “The Right Stuff” and its success added a lot to Williams’ net worth. In 1991 she released one of her most successful albums, entitled “The Comfort Zone”; the album contained such singles as “Just for Tonight”, “Running Back to You”, and “Work to Do”, which gained a lot acclaim all over the world. Since then she has released six more albums, and they have certainly increased Vanessa’s net worth.
As mentioned, Williams is also a popular actress, who has appeared in such television shows as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “Star Trek:Deep Space Nine”, “MADtv” and many others. In 1997 Vanessa appeared in one of her more famous movies, called “Soul Food”, in which she worked with Nia Long, Brandon Hammond, Vivica A. Fox and Irma P. Hall, the success of which at the box office certainly helped add to Vanessa’s net worth. Other movies and television shows in which Williams has been cast include “And Then Came Love”, “Hannah Montana: The Movie”, “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives” among others. All these appearances and her overall success in the television and movie industries have proven that she is one of the more talented and versatile women in show business.
If to talk about Williams’ personal life, in 1987 she married Ramon Hervey II and they spent 10 years together and had three children before they divorced. In 1999 she married Rick Fox, and they had one child before also divorcing. Since 2015 she has been married to Jim Skrip, and they are currently based in Chappaqua, New York State.
