You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-Nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (34 page)

engagement to Vanessa, 138–39

Helen on, 119–22, 125–27, 225

“love contract,”
140

and nude photo scandal, 14–16

and pageant titles of Vanessa, 24

and race issues, 45, 64

relationship problems, 9–10, 61

time dating Vanessa, 209

and Vanessa’s sexual molestation, 106

“Happy Days Are Here Again,” 25–26, 28–29

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man,
171

Harmand, Bill, 21–22

Hart, Mr. (teacher), 1, 107

Hartman, David, 45

Hatchett, Frank, 65

hate mail, 32–33, 61

Hayek, Salma, 259, 260, 261–62

Hayworth, Rita, 108

“Heaven,” 167

He Got Game
, 211

Height, Dorothy, 52

Herbert, Edith, 65

Hervey, Devin Christian (son)

birth, 171

education, 263, 275–76

and family life, 206–7, 240

and Kyle Fox, 214

and Vanessa’s career, 181

and Vanessa’s marriage to Rick Fox, 231–32

Hervey, Jillian Kristen (daughter)

birth, 164–65

and dance, 275

education, 263

and family life, 240

graduation, 78

and Milton’s illness/death, 248

and Vanessa’s wedding, 231

Hervey, Melanie (daughter)

birth, 150–52

education, 173

and family life, 173

and fashion, 275

and Milton’s death, 253

and Vanessa’s career, 155, 156, 262–64

and Vanessa’s divorce, 197

and Vanessa’s parenting style, 111, 272

Vanessa’s pregnancy with, 137

and Vanessa’s wedding, 231

Hervey, Ramon,
191

and births of children, 150–51, 152, 163–64

at book-signing event, 211–12

and dating, 209

engagement to Vanessa, 143–44, 147–49

and family life, 276

Helen on, 53, 225

and home renovations, 200

and
Kiss of the Spider Woman,
179

and marital tensions, 164–65, 172, 182–83, 196

and music production, 172, 182, 188

and nude photo scandal, 37, 38–39, 43, 52, 139

and parenthood, 151–52

and Rick Fox, 214

separation and divorce, 189–90, 195–98, 202

and Vanessa’s career, 61–62, 63–65, 68, 79, 153–54, 155–56, 182–83, 186, 264

and Vanessa’s family life, 275

wedding, 144, 149–50

“(He’s Got) The Look,” 157

high school years, 114–18, 121, 221

home renovations, 82–83, 200–205, 211

Hoodlum
, 201, 202

Hope, Bob, 51

Horne, Lena, 20

Horace Greeley High School, 114,
123
, 221

horsemanship, 180

Horta, Silvio, 260, 261, 267, 276–77

independence of Vanessa, 4, 10, 57, 80, 104, 145

infancy of Vanessa, 74

injuries, 177

The
Insider,
268

International Creative Management, 57

interracial couples, 10

Into the Woods,
180, 260, 277, 279

Irish music, 180

Jackson, Jesse, 58–59, 60

Jackson, Michael, 78–79, 167, 168–69

Jackson, Samuel L., 220

The
Jacksons: An American Dream,
171

Jacob (classmate), 20, 90

James, Oscar, 210

Joe (boyfriend), 45, 118–19, 120, 209

Joe (contractor), 203, 207

Johnson, Don, 171

Johnson, Earvin “Magic,” 152, 211

Jones, Quincy, 154, 167

Joyner, Tom, 157

Jurgensen, Sonny, 48–50

Kaye, Danny, 108

Kellogg’s, 61–62

Kelly, Gene, 108

Kennedy, Jayne, 20

Kern, Jerome, 174

Khan, Chaka,
162

The
Kid Who Loved Christmas,
171

King, Rodney, 172–73

“Kiss Me in the Rain,” 29

Kiss Me Kate,
108

Kiss of the Spider Woman,
175–83, 213, 260, 280

Kitt, Eartha, 221

Kopelson, Arnold, 186

Ku Klux Klan, 33

“The Lady Is a Tramp,” 60

lang, k.d., 169

Lapine, James, 277–78

Lassie,
74

“Last Midnight,” 279, 280

Lattimore, Kenny, 232

Lee, Spike,
161,
211

LeFrak, Francine, 62–63

legal battles, 64, 67–68

Lewis, Jerry, 108

Liberty Bowl, 47

Light, Judith,
282

Lincoln University, 45

Lipstick Jungle
(Bushnell), 258–59

Little Mary Sunshine,
110

Little Miss America pageant, 21, 29

Little Miss New Jersey pageant, 29

Longley, Vickie, 22–27

Los Angeles, California, 172–73, 263, 267

The
Love Boat,
51–52

Ma, Yo-Yo, 220

Macy’s Day Parade, 51

Maffett, Debra, 30,
35

makeup artists, 11–12

marijuana, 116–18

Marks, Albert, 41

marriages.
See
Fox, Rick; Hervey, Ramon

Martins, Paul, 65

Maryknoll Sisters convent, 53

Mathes, Rob, 232

Maura (neighbor), 79,
95

McGillin, Howard, 176

McKee, Lonette, 174

McKnight, Marian, 51

McQueen, Alexander, 266

Mead, Kathi, 167, 188, 210, 251–53, 264

Medeiros-Baker, Deborah, 144, 149

media coverage

and Grammy nominations, 158

and Helen’s “List,” 45–46, 68, 69–70, 200

and
Kiss of the Spider Woman,
178–79

and nude photo scandal, 38–41, 52–53, 59–60, 159–60

Medina, Benny, 153

Meriwether, Lee, 59

Midler, Bette, 61, 166

Mills, Stephanie, 109, 174

Millwood, New York, 91–92

Miserlis, George, 21–22

Miss America pageant,
34,
35

Helen on, 26, 69, 225

and nude photo scandal, 7, 8–9, 16, 39, 41

and race issues, 26, 31, 32–33, 44–46, 52

travel for, 139

and Vanessa’s childhood, 19, 20–21

Vanessa’s resignation of title, 38–39, 43

Vanessa’s winning of, 25–31

Miss Greater Syracuse pageant, 21–25, 27, 221, 225

Miss New York pageant, 24–25,
34

Miss North Carolina pageant, 47

Mitchell, Brian, 176

Miyake, Lynne, 202–3, 211

Mobley, Mary Ann, 44

Mondale, Walter, 8

Moore, Thomas, 252

Morrette, Tom, 232

Motown Returns to the Apollo,
59,
162

Mr. Bill (stalker), 46–47

Mugler, Thierry, 266

Murphy, Eddie, 47–48

Musicals in Ahoy, 262

music career.
See also
theater career;
specific albums and songs

and beauty pageants, 25–29

and divorce from Rick Fox, 241–42

early difficulties, 152–55

and high school, 116

and Milton’s background, 132

and Miss America pageant, 25–29

and Miss Greater Syracuse pageant, 23–24

and the nude photo scandal, 169

and parades, 51

and race issues, 167–68

Ramon’s support for, 63–65

recording successes, 153, 155–58, 166–67, 168–69

and theater backgrounds, 153

and Vanessa’s parents, 77–82, 92–93

and the Williams household, 77–82, 99–100, 165–66, 256

My One and Only,
65

NAACP Image Awards, 171

NASCAR, 60

National Enquirer,
241

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, 23, 121, 247

NBC News, 185–86

New School, 275

Newton, Becki,
282

New York Post,
7, 8, 42

The
New York Times,
178–79, 181

Nichols, Mike, 65, 66

North Carolina, 47

Nothin’ But Trouble,
155–56

nude photo scandal

breaking of story, 9, 39–40

and Bruce, 14–16

and Helen, 16–18, 52–53, 57, 225, 256

media coverage of, 38–41, 52–53, 59–60, 159–60

and Milton, 17, 41–42, 53

and the Miss America pageant, 7, 8–9, 16, 39, 41

and the music industry, 169

origin of scandal, 11–16

press conference on, 37–39, 43

and race issues, 41–42, 58, 61

and Ramon, 37, 38–39, 43, 52, 139

Obama, Barack, 50,
55

The
Odyssey,
199, 201, 210

O’Neill, Shaquille, 239

One Man Band,
68, 152, 211

Oprah,
199

Ortiz, Ana,
282

Oyster Bay, New York, 85

Pallack, Rick, 231

paparazzi, 40, 53

parades, 51–52

parenthood

and Ramon Hervey, 151–52

and Vanessa’s first child, 152

Vanessa’s parenting style, 111, 272, 274–75, 280

and Vanessa’s parents, 4, 37, 77–82, 89, 92–93, 159, 171, 185, 195, 272

Partners in Crime
, 159,
161

Patinkin, Mandy, 221

PBS, 69

Pebbles, 155, 160

Peeples, Nia, 155–56, 160

Penthouse
, 9, 16–17, 39–40, 64, 67–68, 106, 159. See also nude photo scandal

Perry, Renee (
Desperate Housewives
character), 278–79

The Phil Donahue Show
, 10, 46

photographs. See nude photo scandal

Planned Parenthood, 136

politics, 8, 44, 60

pop music, 78

pregnancies, 73, 135–37, 144, 148, 163, 220–28

presidential encounters, 47, 48–50

press conference, 37–39, 43

Prince, 153

Prince, Harold, 174, 175

pro-choice views of Vanessa, 136–37

promotional contracts, 61–62

Pryor, Richard,
161
, 171

psychology, 87, 112, 122

publicists, 37, 42–43, 61, 63–64, 241. See also Hervey, Ramon

Public Theater, 220–21

Puccini, Giacomo, 99

Pucillo, Tony, 249

Puente, Tito, 78

Quadroon Ball, 219–20

race issues

and boyfriends of Vanessa, 10

and childhood of Vanessa, 20, 80, 89–90, 91

and
The Courage to Love,
219–20

and
Desperate Housewives,
279

and family background of Vanessa, 89–90, 98

and Millwood, New York, 92

and the Miss America pageant, 26, 31, 32–33, 44–46, 52

and the music industry, 167–68

and the nude photo scandal, 41–42, 58, 61

Radio City Music Hall, 109

Raitt, Bonnie, 169

Rather, Dan, 38

R&B Live, 172

R&B Skeletons in the Closet,
153

Reagan, Nancy, 48–50

Reagan, Ronald, 47, 48–51,
54

The
Real Thing,
268

Real Women Have Curves,
261

recording.
See
music career

Redford, Robert, 49

Reichman, Judith, 151, 164

Reid, L. A., 154

religion

and birth control, 220

and choice of movie roles, 220

and divorce, 197–98, 238

and Milton, 87, 180–81

and social issues, 137

“Remember the Time,” 169

Resurrection,
214

Richie, Lionel, 59, 167

Rigas, Pamela,
35

The
Right Stuff,
154, 155–58, 165, 221

Rivera, Chita, 175–77

Rivers, Joan, 60, 69

The
Robber Bridegroom,
115

Robert E. Bell Middle School, 110,
124

Rock, Chris, 60

Rockettes, 109

Rogers, Ginger, 48, 108

romanticism of Vanessa, 53, 144, 210, 218

Ross, Ellie,
34

Rossellini, Isabella, 210

Roundabout Theater, 277–78

Rourke, Mickey, 171