. >> and the reality is, today, actually marks 30 years since vanessa williams became the first blackiss america. i think between her and now with nina, it's ten women of color who have won miss america. why in the world are we having this discussion? >> we're also 50 years past--we just celebrated the march on washington. we made this incredible progress around race relations and what we consider to be our own eg egotarian pulled forth but we still hol hold these biases. with the world of certainly media and technology it's all coming to forefront. >> publicly. people's names are a lot of these tweets. >> i completely agree with that. there was a tweet about miss kansas because she has tattoos, she hunts and she served in the army. >> blond, blue-eyed. >> that was the explicit thing. she's white. america. that's what that was all about. it's true that social media gives these platforms to put these ideas forth and have it catch on on the internet in ways that was not possible 30 years ago when vanessa williams won. >> but nina davuluri is one of the most gorgeous women on earth. >> b

like vanessa williams, she is coming face to face with racism.irst woman of indian descent to win the title. some said the new york native was not american. others accused her of having ties to terrorist groups. joining me now is miss america, nina davuluri. go blue, i know you're a michigan grad. >> yes. >> i know you've widely said let's not pay attention to those comments and you've been very unafraid of expressing your heritage, your asian descent, and another one of the runner-ups was also asian-american. how does that cut both ways for you as you've gone through our pageantry career. >> when i went into this i had a vision for the miss america organization because the brand of miss america has always been known as the girl next door. but the girl next door is evolving as the diversity in america evolves. i've been promoting my platform, celebrating diversity through cultural competency for three years now. to finally have a larger microphone to speak about it has been a wonderful opportunity. >> as part of that you reached out to vanessa wi

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. >> vanessa williams became the first black miss america. with he now, i think between her and now with nina, it's 10 women of color who have won miss america. why in the world are we still having this discussion no. >> i mean, we're also 50 years past, we just celebrated the march on washington 50 years ago. in some ways, we made this incredible progress around what we consider to be being equal, but still hold these bases that we thought were somewhat implicit and underground. now, i think with the realm of special media and technology, they are coming to the fore. >> and publicly. people's nails are on these tweets. >> there is a name about how miss kansas should have won because she has tattoos and hunts and served in the army. >> a true american. >> the implicit thing is she's white around schwinn this as miss america. that's what that was about. it's true that social media gives people a platform to put these ideas forth and have it catch on in ways that wasn't possible 30 years ago when vanessa williams won or 20 years ago. >> here's

. >> reporter: in 1984 vanessa williams became the first african-american miss america.1921 to 1970 the pageant was an all white cookie cutter affair. these were the contestants back in 1989. these were the ladies on stage last night. we met miss kansas, a tattooed army sergeant. >> you can carry a gun? >> i can carry a gun. >> miss iowa born without a left arm and miss florida sporting a bye dazzling leg brace after taking a spill in the early round of the competition. >> oh, my god, that really hurt. >> reporter: some pageant traditions will never change. but some do. miss new york won with a boly wood inspired dance. some ugly comments popped up on twitter. one read, if you are miss america, you should have to be american. davuluri born in new york, she brushed it off, tweeting she's proud to be america's girl next door. >> that's all for us tonight. thanks for watching. get all the latest developments on the d.c. shooting at abc news do you remember all night long. diane will be back tomorrow night. i'll see you in the morning on "gma." we'll leave you with a shot of

and therefore there was a vanessa williams, and because of a vanessa williams, there was a s suzettericas. twice, it has been two african-americans who crowned another one. and that speaks well of the pageant. there could be more diversity, but it is moving forward, as in society. >> so chloe, i feel your third way feminism broiling at the table. give me the pushback on that claim. >> i want to speak to soledad's point about jumping through the hoops of wearing a bathing suit and heels to get the scholarship money or to have access to a platform for your cause. because we all jump through hoops, appearance wise, in order to have access to a platform. i'm wearing a lot of makeup right now. >> it's perfect on tv. >> and that is a means to an end. it's part of the price of admission i pay for being a part to participate in this conversation. but the fact i'm sitting here wearing makeup does not make my makeup feminist. i don't see the point in wasting energy trying to make a feminist case for beauty pageants. let's be honest and say we are playing by the sexist rules of a sexist game in

and heidi klum at 40 and vanessa williams at 50. i was honored to be among them. >> that looks great. >> i feel sorry for the other ladies they put on the side. i shouldn't do that. >> so, you guys, first of all, i heard a rumor that you tried the fish recipe from yesterday. oh, my gosh. this was the one with two ingredients. two. >> tailor made for hoda. >> fish and ponzu sauce. take the fish. dunk ponzu sauce on it. put it in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 and it tastes like butter. >> i'm telling you, there's a dish called miso cod that is to die for that costs a fortune. it tastes just like that. it's -- hoda, i was impressed. >> wasn't it so good? >> do you have any other recipes? >> no, i don't. but we want you all to send in yours. >> if you have a recipe that has only three ingredients, three ingredients. you can add spices. those don't count as ingredients. but three ingredients. >> yours had no spices. >> no salt, no pepper. >> don't do that either. stop it. just start wearing some sleeves, kathie lee. wouldn't that transf

speaking of breaking barriers, 30 years ago remember this, vanessa williams was crowned miss america. she was the first african-american to hold that title. 30 years ago. >> hard to believe. >> she's had quite the career. >> she has. >> singing, acting. talented. >> very talented as our own meet ol jis christina loren. a little breezy. >> the wind blowing the lovely hair. >> good morning to you. i love the wind swept look but that 30 minutes of time i put into this, wasted this morning. so yeah, i learned from my mistake if you're waking up near the water you are going to get a little blow drier from mother nature this morning. what i can tell you is i'm out here for america's cup. because these winds could postpone today's big race. we're going to talk more about that coming up. temperatures this morning are pretty comfortable in the 50s and 60s. so it's mild but you have to include the windchill factor. we don't have really strong breezes down in san jose but you will find significant wind at the coast. highs are going to end up in the upper 70s, looking forward a comfortable day. m

. >> you met with vanessa williams today, right?> one of the most gorgeous women in the world. first black woman to ever win the title back in 1983. she received unbelievable backlash at that time. at one point she said there was an angry minority that felt i tarnished the crown. it rocked me to my core. did any of this rock you to your core? your parents were born, raised, grew up in india. >> right. >> you are first generation -- did anything make you think twice? >> about ever competing for miss america? >> no, just how people responded, about how you feel about your country. >> i have always -- it's something i've grown up with with a stereotype, which is why i started my platform celebrating diversity for cultural competency. that's a cause i've been promoting for three years now. >> right. >> i have always viewed miss america as the girl next door, but the girl next door is evolving as the diversity evolves. she's not going to be the same person come ten years down the road. going into this, i wanted to be the first indian mis

. >> you met with vanessa williams today, right?d. >> first black woman to ever win the miss america title back in 1983. she received unbelievable backlash at that time. one point she said there was an angry minority who felt that boy being black i had tarnished the miss america crown. it rocked me to my core >> yes. >> did any of this rock you to your core? your parents were born, raised, grew up in india. you are first generation. did anything make you think twice about ever competing for miss america? or just about the situation? >> just responding how you feel about your country. >> the thing is, i have always -- it's something that i've grown up with with a stereotype which is why i started my platform, accept broug celebrating diversity through cultural competency. the girl next door is evolving as america evolves. she's not the same person ten years ago and not ten years down the road. i wanted to be the first indian miss america to be that new symbol for the organization and hope and let young girls know that regardless of r

is accompanied by a fine cast of performers, who are acclaimed in their own right, including vanessa williams him as luke duke from the tv series, >> and adapara adaye who first captivated audiences with her performances in the award-winning film "pariah." talk to me a little about what happens when you reimagine this story with a predominantly black cast. >> for me it really doesn't factor. i come on as the sheriff late in the show and i'm kind of the white authority figure. but i'm coming there like at 4:30 in the morning to talk to her about -- i'm supposed to take her into custody for her son to come pick her up because she's almost home. and i don't want to be a spoiler, but i take her there eventually. it really works really fine. and actually, when you're watching the piece it really doesn't enter your mind it was reimagined. >> for me it generates a certain tension that may not otherwise be there. when you show up as the white authority figure then you all of a sudden start thinking how does this go down? when you do take her there there's a kind of surprise to it almost. this idea of

you had a chance to meet with somebody else who was a first in her own right, vanessa williams.small minority on the ugly place that can be twitter. >> absolutely. >> did she help you figure out how to navigate that? >> it's so uncanny that this happened because both vanessa and i were both miss syracuse, miss new york and miss america 30 years ago on the same date. >> it's almost not fair. new york is known for having the most beautiful people. miss america doesn't disagree. that's all i'm saying. >> she is the authority on it. >> okay. >> but she had the same similar response initially. and she said, you know what, you can talk to my mother and have your parents call her and she just offered herself on a very personal level and we were able to connect. it was just such 18 credible opportunity. >> but it's got to hurt a little. that has got to be hard when you hear some of those things people say. >> oh, definitely. >> it's got to be enragening too. is that even a word? i think i made that up. >> definitely. that was something i experienced to an extent as miss new york. i knew

vanessa williams. i was honored to be among them.. >> there's a dish called meso cod at nobu. it's to die for that costs a fortune. it tastes just like that. it's un -- hoda, i was impressed. >> wasn't it so good. >> do you have any other recipes? >> no. no, i don't. >> we want you all to send in yours. >> if you have a recipe that has only three ingredients, three ingredients. you can add spices. those don't count. >> yours had no spices, nothing. >> no salt, no pepper. >> don't do that earth. start wearing some sleeves, kathie lee. >> no. >> wouldn't that transform everybody's lives if they could just have two ingredients? and dinner? >> yes. send them to us. go to our website or go wherever you send them to us. the u.s. open -- >> hodie, i bet you're going to be 50 next year in that magazine. >> am i 50 next year? you're right, i am 50 next year. that's depressing. last night, one of my favorite things was -- >> you went to the open last night. >> if you've never been. it's tennis, blah, blah, blah. all you have to do is take the

. >> yeah, ironically vanessa williams became the first black miss america that was before social mediaa. >> we wish her the best. congratulations to her. she'll be a great representation. >>> trending on google, prince on a new documentary, the duke of cambridge is opening up on how fatherhood changed him. >> the last few weeks for me have been a very different emotional experience. something i never thought i would feel myself. and i find -- again, it's only been a short period, but a lot of things affect me differently now. >> so what has changed in the two months? william says the site is enough to reduce him to tears. meanwhile, his fathgrandfather a first look at prince george because of philip's ongoing health issues. >> i love to hear him talk about it does turn you softer. >> yeah. you can't even describe it. >> especially number two. second kid. whole new thing. >> not that you're playing favorites. >> no. >> i think number two, yeah, you know what to expect but it's the realization. >> yeah, this story was on yahoo! this morning. a victory lap on the field and at home. joe fl

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williams as ike. i never saw that one coming. >> mariah. >> vanessa redgrave. >> those powerful words to begin our film. he had jane fonda. listen, as nancy reagan. my scenes were were jane. jane said to me after the first day, who is, who is this guy, this guy has me terrified. i go, oh, he just does that on purpose. >> i don't. >> what does he do to terrify jane fonda? >> first of all, you'll be in the middle of a scene. because jane said the same thing i said the first time. he keeps saying, no acting. throw it away. give me half of that. now throw it away. at the end of the movie, i gave him three t-shirts that said. half of that. now throw it away. >> i would like to ask her about own. >> you should. i would love to tell you. >> things are going really well right now. >> yes, things are going really well. >> when everything wasn't going well -- >> i had no idea but, you know -- because we went into own. we own own. if i'd gone down another hallway, there was actually -- there was like this huge like glass that said in case of danger, you know, crack the glass and out walks tyler perry. you know, t