the big to-do, “to done” was only because of [the need for] ratings rather than sincerity.
“I don’t know what that was all about. I have a feeling that was about ratings. I think that as accomplished as she is, has worked so tirelessly for 32 years to build her career and to prove to America what she was always about, I’m not sure why she needed that apology.”
“There were rumors at the time that there were terrible slurs thrown at her and her family.”
Well open sesame Suzette Charles. It’s 2015 now.
And welcome to the world of magnified life and style(s) where thanks the invent of the Internet and social media; chances of garnering attention for your brand, product, service apology (or show) stands a greater chance of putting the spotlight being put on the ultimate goal.
Be that as it may (Suzette being correct in thinking it was all for publicity) the fact of the matter is: Vanessa Williams still won in that, whether (under the guise of the restored crown that was relinquished) the [actual] apology was for the disrespect and rumored slurs thrown at her and her family or no, Williams still killed two birds with one stone:
In front of the same world by which she was disgraced (for her inadvertent young adult indiscretions), she got a full-on (public) apology, still (even if it was for the Miss America pageant’s need for publicity).
Now granted, I’m all ABOUT sincerity: Do NOT crowd around me with bullsh/t, gifts, or infomercial-ly, disingenuous cheesy testimonial-like compliments and praise… in exchange for, or it being under the guise of sincerity (but actually something for you and not exactly about me / the genuine truth about me).
You can’t imagine how much I cringed at (and took a double-take) at the sight of a Kylie Jenner at a Children’s Hospital visiting sick children and giving out gifts (because ‘chartity’ and humanity is like…zero percent of her m-o), but at the end of the day, if the beneficiary of whom you are using under any guise of insincerity actually benefits, then (I won’t go so far as to say I’m ‘all for it’); hey-no harm, no foul. Goal gotten. 
Although (even with the power of publicity garnered via social media) there won’t be any televised programming for lines of people awaiting the forty acres and mules promised from over four hundred years ago, hey, Vanessa Williams got her crown and glory, (and her family) got their
