for example, through their physical appearance, attire, attitude and
message. The more outrageous, the better. In fact, she lives by her
mantra: “Be outrageous. It’s the only place that isn’t crowded™.”
Williams professes, “I’m authentically and flamboyantly me.”
She thrives on challenges and is always looking for her next
BE OUTRAGEOUS.
IT’S THE ONLY PLACE THAT
ISN’T CROWDED.
professional conquest, as evident in the title of her new one-woman show, She Came, She Wore, She Conquered: Shoes, Sex
and Other Stories. This queen of quips, whose trademark line is
“Slip ‘em a Mikki,” infuses humor and one-liners into her transformational and thought-provoking stories that incite action in her
audience members.
TRAGIC ENDINGS …
AND NEW BEGINNINGS
All kidding aside, life wasn’t always sequins and rhinestones
for Williams. In fact, she had no grand career aspirations
when she was growing up as an only child in a single-parent
household in New York. Williams’ goal was to be a housewife and mother, and she was living her dream with her
husband, Gabe, and their two-year-old son, Jason, in a
suburb in Connecticut. Life, for a short while, was absolutely perfect.
Then, she received three devastating blows within a three-month period. Williams lost the second child she was carrying,
followed by her father-in-law’s death. While coping with these
losses, Williams’ world completely imploded when