Vanessa Williams is Wilhelmina Slater, Mode Creative Director, who is determined to take Daniel's job and become Mode Editor in Chief. She and her gay assistant Mark, want to destroy Daniel Meade, and the Meade family, and anyone else who will stand in her way. She is Cruella DeVille, Joan Collins, the devil wears Prada and the Terminator---all rolled into one.

She'll use anyone, including Betty, to trick into ruining Daniel...

Do not cross this bitch...

she even goes after Betty White!?! No one is safe!!!

Wilhelmina's gay assistant Mark St. James, played by Michael Urie. Mark is that bitchy scheming money hungry gay guy we all know. But he has his moments. And a cute bearish boyfriend Cliff...