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The photos, taken years earlier before Williams gained national fame, were sold to Penthouse by the photographer without her consent.

Most famously, 1984 was the year Penthouse published nude photos of , the first African-American Miss America. While the photos were published in the November 1984 issue (released in September), the surrounding controversy engulfed the magazine's brand throughout the fall of 1984. Consequently, the September 1984 issue is often collected as part of the "peak era" of the magazine's cultural relevance, representing the months leading up to the Williams scandal.

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