The 1994 Woman of the Year award went to Vanessa Williams, who by that time had found success as a Grammy-nominated recording artist. That same year she’d recorded a song for the Disney animated movie “Pocahontas” and made her Broadway debut in the musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which she was due to perform on the same night of the Glamour awards ceremony. “I only had a few minutes to give my Woman of the Year speech before 8 p.m., show time!” she told the magazine. “But WOTY is a wonderful celebration of women,” Williams continued. “I was so grateful to be honored, not just for my achievements, but for me as a person. That means more than anything else.”
A decade after her Miss America title, Williams had learned — and grown — a lot since taking the crown. “I’m always learning. I’m always trying. I’m always failing. I’m always coping,” she told Glamour (via Google Books). “Nothing is permanent. You’ve got to go with the flow and do the best you can.”
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