Vanessa Williams, along with her mother Helen Williams, have penned an extremely candid memoir called, “You Have No Idea.” As part of the promotion for the book the first African American to win Miss America taped an interview with Nightline and discussed some of the revealing details readers can expect. The 49-year-old opened up about being molested at the age of 10 and having an abortion as a senior in high school, both facts that she kept hidden from her mother.

There’s a common pronouncement from denizens of The Lone Star State, “Don’t mess with Texas.” There’s a fierce fight and independence that the people of that state cling to and this rugged individualism has never been better reflected than by a teenage dancer who is close to breaking an astounding barrier. Joy Womack from Austin, TX is set to become the very first American to graduate from the most prestigious ballet school in the world, the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. See photos and a video of this inspirational young woman who wrote, “A dancer is honest with themselves and faces their flaws and imperfections in the mirror and chips away at them.”