Vanessa Williams: Through The Years

An R&B recording artist, a producer, dancer, pageant queen, Broadway baby, TV and film star, Vanessa Williams has re-invented herself many times over. Here at age 49, with her oldest kids in college, Williams reflected on her career. "I've learned to embrace my past. I fought it for a long time," she told "Nightline." (Brian To/FilmMagic/Getty Images)