Vanessa WilliamsSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

With the publication of her latest book, You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss, she has also established herself as an author (and Each Other). Williams has gained praise for her performance in the popular television series Ugly Betty and has been nominated for Grammy and Tony awards.

She won an NAACP Image Award for the successful movie Soul Food and has been alongside Laurence Fishburne in Hoodlum and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser. Other movies on his resume include Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Another You, Under the Gun, and The Pick-Up Artist.

With The Right Stuff, Williams began her recording career and was nominated for three Grammys. With her smash hit "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas, which won the Grammy for Best Song in a Motion Picture as well as Academy and Golden Globe Awards, she received more Grammy nominations.

She fulfilled a long-held ambition in 1993 by conquering Broadway in the financially successful "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and her standout performance won over the critics, solidifying Williams as an entertainment triple-threat.

The audience is encouraged by Vanessa Williams to realize when "opportunity suddenly knocks at your door." She is a dedicated mother of four who manages her family's needs while juggling the demands of her entertainment business. She is a role model for women who encounter challenges while following their aspirations because of her courage, persistence, elegance, and dignity.