Pop Quiz: Vanessa Williams

Pop Quiz: Vanessa Williams

Aidin Vaziri | In 1984, Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America, a title she subsequently swapped for something far more meaningful -- a shot at an actual career. Now she's a Tony Award nominee for her role in "Into the Woods" and has also appeared on Broadway in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." Her screen credits, meanwhile, include blockbusters such as "Soul Food" and "Shaft." So who better to spend the holidays with? Williams' seventh studio recording, "Silver & Gold," is a saucy collection of new and classic holiday material that puts the "X" in Xmas.



Vanessa Williams
Q: I don't know if I have the math right on this, but here goes: This is your second Christmas album, but the first in a series of holiday-themed CDs?
A: No, there's no plan to do another one yet. I think what you're talking about is that I have another CD coming out in February called "Everlasting Love" that they're targeting for Valentine's Day, so that's probably why they're calling it a series.
Q: I don't know what I'm talking about. Have you made records for Easter and the Fourth of July as well?
A: Nope, no. That's all the holidays for the coming year.
Q: That's not much of a series.
A: No.