Vanessa Williams is looking good at 47 years old!

The “Desperate Housewives” actress covers the December 2010/January 2011 issue of EBONY Magazine completely naked with just a fur coat draped over her bare body. In the Holiday issue, Wisteria Lane’s newest addition says she gets the inspiration from her “strong” character in the show from her 70-year-old mother:

“My mother has great posture … She’s a pip-squeak. She’s 5ft tall. She walks in the room and takes control. She’s always been the shortest one. But she’s always been a fighter and a survivor.”

For more on Vanessa Williams, pick up Ebony Magazine’s new Holiday issue, on newsstands now! And catch the former beauty queen Sunday nights on “Desperate Housewives.”