kikisf says on 9/Feb/12
I met her and was shocked that she was so petite. I am 5'6.5" and was wearing flats she had on heels and was still much shorter. I think she is 5'4" tops

Demiere says on 4/Sep/11
Vanessa L. Williams had to meet a requirement for the title of Miss America. In the movie Soul Food she towered over Vivica Fox sho's about 5'8. It was probably her heels that made her 5'10 so she has to be 5'6-5'7. She's not short. At all!

P says on 28/Jun/11
there is no way she could be 5'6"!!!in hanna mantana she wore 3" hills and miley was in flats and the diffrence was about 3" and half max! miley is 5'4"1/2 the most so she would be 5'5"!!

Anonymous says on 13/Feb/11
We are all Gods Children, in my eyes we are all part of one race the human race, we should always be proud of our heritage, but embrace each other as fellow human beings!

VWFan says on 28/Jan/11
She is black. She says so here Click Here

Oh, and I met her too. I'm 4'11.5", and she did not tower over me. She wasn't much taller, so 5'6" seems generous. I say no way.

VWFan says on 28/Jan/11
Vanessa Williams identifies as a black woman. A lot of blacks come in varied shades and hues. We are all mixed up. It's because she's beautiful and successful that people nitpick to dilute her blackness. But sorry, she claims BLACK. And she was the first BLACK Miss America.

Her own words here: Click Here

Anonymous says on 13/Dec/10
I can't dispute the percentage of white/black ancestry in Vennnessa L Williams from her two parents. However I beg to question you on your comparison of the amount of white ancestry of Venessa L Williams,as compared to Halle Berry. You are saying that Venessa Williams is 60% white and 40Percent black,thus more white than black,compared to Halle Berry being only 50 percent white,and 50 percent black. Well you are assuming that Halle Berry,along with having a white mother,she has a pure 100 percent black father.How do you know Halle's father is predominantly of black decent,he may for alll you know,be of more than a little white ancestry,same as Venessa's mother is,(although by Venessa's father's almost completely white looking appearance,her mother's appearance does not lean more towards white features,though I don't doubt that she has white ancestry). So you can't knowledgeably say that Venessa L Williams is of more white ancestry than Halle Berry is,because you don't really know the full ancestry of Halle's black father.