Vanessa R. Williams
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- For other persons named Vanessa Williams, see Vanessa Williams (disambiguation).
Vanessa R. Williams, who records as just Vanessa Williams (born November 28, 1960 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an African American gospel music singer.
After working as a public school art teacher for many years, she signed with Light Records and Bajada Records. Her debut album Vanessa was released in 2002 and made the top ten of Billboard magazine's gospel albums chart. Her follow-up album Here I Go Again was released in 2004.
(This Vanessa Williams should not be confused with Miss America/singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams or actress Vanessa A. Williams; all three are African American women of roughly the same age who are performers.)