Post by Laurence Aikens

Suzette Charles (born Suzette DeGaetano, March 2, 1963) was born in Mays Landing, NJ is a singer, entertainer, and actress. She was Miss New Jersey in 1983 and served as Miss America 1984 for seven weeks after Vanessa Williams was forced to resign from the position that July. She won a full scholarship to Temple University where she majored in performing arts. She has many credits in advertising and educational television, has gone on to a career as a singer, entertainer, and television personality. She has acted on Loving, Frank's Place, and performed on This Morning, a British talk show. She hosted a show called Arts-Break. She narrated the motion picture, Beyond The Dream, and has appeared on stage singing with Stevie Wonder, Alan King, Joel Grey, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Cosby, and Frank Sinatra. She was signed to RCA Records and recorded with top British producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, releasing her debut single, "Free To Love Again", in August of that year. The single peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart. Other songs she recorded with Stock and Waterman included "After You're Gone", "Don't Stop (All The Love You Can Give)", "Every Time We Touch", "What The Eye Don't See" and "Just For A Minute". #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphakappaalpha #womenhistorymonth