| Show AprV-slr'Ird- vr1""'" v" irvr or w-- Former Miss America Vanessa Williams' new album earning respect By Milton Kent Baltimore Evening Sun Writer BALTIMORE — Although "Re spect" does not appear on her debut album it is quite clear that Vanessa Williams wants just that from the public the critics from everybody The former Miss America from all appearances and by her own admission has it all: beauty a handsome husband a darling baby daughter a hit record and album both called "The Right Stuff" "I just feel complete If there was any void it's filled because I have everything now and I couldn't ask for anything more" said Williams "I have a family a career a healthy baby It's great" But Williams still wants something more from life and not the least of those things is public acceptance and yes respect "I'd like to reach a point where Vanessa Williams is known for being 0 an artist as opposed to being a celebrity I'd rather be introduced as singer-ac- Vanessa Williams as opposed to former Miss America which happened five years ago which I'm very proud of and would never berate at all" she said "But I had a dream to become an artist and I trained in school and I had a vision of being in the entertainment business and I would like to be recognized for my work for my body of quality work that I hope to be able to do over the next five or ten years" The Vanessa Williams story is as close to the proverbial roller-coastride as it gets Williams a Millwood NY native was encouraged by a friend to run in a local beauty pageant while she was a sophomore at Syracuse University Although she was originally apprehensive about entering the contest Williams entered and won both the local and the New York State pageants A few months later she be tress er IN111 0 0 Si E El rua Icil op nnt2P1: t L D- ap Do 197 oo Oci)Z) CO5 'Join a litS 'u Olt Includes baked potato or MUOIMb INE D on a 0 10 511111 ' Dr 0 Do o Half-Chick- 0 0a Da 1 DOI art Top Sirloin Steak Pacific Red Snapper Broiled Boneless Breast of Chicken Barbecued Baby Rack Ribs—Half Rack '00 3 Mica Va C ""ime Del El U lam-2p- ri I um WITH COUPON EMI OEM OM OMB 0ma VAIlICET STREET BROILER Lb 8 Do Ilia 260 South 1300 East DUCLODOCIDOODLOCLOCILII 00 Li CI El 0 0 CI CI CI ELCIABLE1 CLO EXPIRES ITN :wstf ( 3(0)11 ID) :Ii1110P!31 - 583-880- t1987 Ponderosa uiuu Inc TTII There's a family feeling at Ponderosa® :lid TWO MILLION GALLONS OF WATER FUN! 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