Vanessa Williams weds 3rd on the 4th

FILE - In a Thursday, April 23, 2015 file photo, Vanessa Williams waves as she arrives on the red carpet for the closing ceremony of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival in the Huairou district of Beijing. Saturday, July 4, 2015. A representative for the singer-actress on Sunday, July 5, 2015 said Williams and her fiance, Jim Skrip wed on Saturday. No details of the ceremony were provided.  (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

In a Thursday, April 23, 2015 file photo, Vanessa Williams waves as she arrives on the red carpet for the closing ceremony of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival in the Huairou district of Beijing. Saturday, July 4, 2015. A representative for the singer-actress on Sunday, July 5, 2015 said Williams and her fiance, Jim Skrip wed on Saturday. No details of the ceremony were provided. AP

NEW YORK, United States — Vanessa Williams tied the knot with her fiance, Jim Skrip, on the Fourth of July.

A representative for the singer-actress said Sunday that Williams and Skrip wed a day earlier. No details of the ceremony were provided.

This is the third marriage for Williams, who was previous married to public relations consultant Ramon Hervey and former Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox. She has three children with Hervey and a daughter with Fox.

Williams earlier said she met Skrip, a former accountant, while traveling in Egypt.

The 52-year-old Williams, a former Miss America contestant, has released eight studio albums and received several Emmy nominations for her performance on ABC’s “Ugly Betty.”

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