I lovelovelove this dress!  Perfect length, perfect cut, and I’ve always loved gradients in dresses.  As usual, Williams looks absolutely beautiful.

The launch party was held at Warren Tricomi salon in NYC, and many celebrities were there; not only Vanessa, but Taraji P. Henson, Iman, Deborah Cox, RuPaul, Wendy Williams, Cynde Watson, Llyod Boston, Mikki Taylor, AJ Crimson attended, amongst others.

Fine is passing some of his secrets to the rest of us:  The Basics of Beauty is a step by step guide to creating great faces, just as he has for Williams, Halle Berry, Brandy, Tyra Banks, and countless others.

Vanessa seems to have had the busiest summer of the Ugly Betty cast so far, at least by appearances.  It seems she’s been everywhere!  (not to discount Michael Urie’s Tempermentals run, or Ana Ortiz’s baby-carrying :) ).

Pictured here are Iman, Sam Fine, Deborah Cox and Vanessa Williams.  I must say, Mr fine has an impressive clientele!

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Vanessa Williams At Sam Fine's DVD Launch

Vanessa doesn’t wear black much in these public events (forgive me if her dress is navy). The pattern is really interesting, but doesn’t distract from the overall look.

The NewNowNext Awards (produced by cable network Logo),  are celebrate the best in pop culture from a GLBT point of view.  From the website of the awards:

The NewNowNext Awards are bringing you another celebration of fresh, freaky and up-and-coming pop culture, celebs and saliva-inducing stuff. Every year we hand out awards to the new, now and next stars of film, TV, music – and your iPhone.
This year, the awards will air on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. The event is hosted by none other than the legendary drag racer RuPaul, and will feature tons of special guests and performers like Vanessa Williams, Britney Spears, Cheyenne Jackson, Morningwood, and more.

I have no doubt they will be absolutely fabulous.

As for Vanessa, and her character Wilhelmina, I didn’t think they could pull it off, but the writers of Ugly Betty were able to bring the character back to the scheming, clawing, evil character we knew from season 1 and parts of season 2, almost seamlessly.  I found it interesting that they also added a bit of intrigue with the search for Connor. It reminds me of the intrigue in season 1 with the Fey Sommers mystery.

As an aside, I don’t think the man Wilhelmina hired was a “hit man” per se, but y’all are probably right- he’s not a private detective either, because killing Connor may or may not be part of the deal.  For now, we’ll just call him a “shady character”.

More great pics of Vanessa after the jump!

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Vanessa Williams at Logo NewNowNext Awards

OMG, they glow in the dark!  Seriously, they do make a good looking, if flamboyant, pair.

Urie’s Jacket?  Want. 

Yes, I’d look ridiculous in it.  But, it looks so snazzy on Michael it would be hard to resist.

As for the Awards, the event in NYC was one of three planned by GLAAD, which honors media companies and individuals for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.  A few awards were given out on Saturday, but most will be given in a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 18.  As has been the case for the last 3 years, Ugly Betty is nominated (and will probably win) in the Outstanding Comedy Series category.

As for Vanessa Williams’ dress – if my wife and I were out shopping and saw it on the rack, my first instinct would be…uh, no.  But, it really, really works on Vanessa.  She ALWAYS looks great with the tunic look, even if it is iridescent. 

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Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie at the GLAAD Awards