17 September 1983 September 16, 2015 Author: Staff Vanessa Williams is crowned as the first black Miss America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 26 September 1983 26 September 1983 25 October 1983 18 February 1983 8 March 1983 23 March 1983 18 April 1983 18 April 1983 24 July 1983 21 July 1983 Categories: History Tags: 17 September, 1983