The widespread allure of the pictorial was shattered two years later when a federal investigation revealed a startling truth: when she entered the adult industry, and just 16 when she appeared in the September 1984 issue.
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: Notably, this same issue also contained the unauthorized nude photographs of Vanessa Williams , the first African-American Miss America , which led to Williams resigning her crown.