Vanessa Williams Part 1: Becoming Miss America

<p>Mike tells Sarah how a 20-year-old singer, actress and French horn player became Miss America with less than six months of practice. Digressions include Ted Bundy, Stephen King’s “It” and a bonus debunking of the &quot;bra-burning feminist&quot; trope. We&apos;re sorry to say that this episode includes a description of child sexual abuse. </p><p><br/>Support us:<br/><a href='http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Subscribe on Patreon</a><br/><a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ywapodcast'>Donate on Paypal</a><br/><a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420'>Buy cute merch</a></p><p>Where else to find us: <br/><a href='https://linktr.ee/whyaredads'>Sarah&apos;s other show, Why Are Dads</a> <br/><a href='https://maintenancephase.com/'>Mike&apos;s other show, Maintenance Phase</a><br/><br/>Clips! </p><ul><li><a href='https://youtu.be/1U7HSZTLlNM?t=203'>Opening musical number</a></li><li><a href='https://youtu.be/1U7HSZTLlNM?t=2857'>Vanessa introduces herself</a></li><li><a href='https://youtu.be/1U7HSZTLlNM?t=5482'>Talent competition</a></li><li><a href='https://youtu.be/1U7HSZTLlNM?t=6136'>Swimsuit</a></li><li><a href='https://youtu.be/1U7HSZTLlNM?t=7363'>Vanessa wins!</a></li></ul><p>Links!</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/Miss-America-Winners-List-from-1921-to-2012.php'>Sarah&apos;s Miss America piece!</a></li><li><a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310309/you-have-no-idea-by-vanessa-williams/'>Vanessa and Helen’s memoir, “You Have No Idea”</a></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/books/review/looking-for-miss-america-margot-mifflin.html'>Margot Mifflin’s “Looking for Miss America”</a></li><li><a href='http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2020/3/2/vanessa-williams-miss-america-and-hollywoods-misogynoir-problem-make-me-over-episode-8'>Vanessa Williams, Whitney Houston and Hollywood’s Misogynoir Problem</a></li><li><a href='https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/vanessa-williams-a-beauty-queens-crown-of