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Chase Carter – Bahamian model of biracial heritage, she has been on the cover of Maxim. Dorothea Church – African-American pioneering model. She was the first successful black fashion model in Paris. Pat Cleveland – African-American model of the 1970s who was the muse of Halston, Yves Saint Laurent and Stephen Burrows.
Beverly Ann Johnson [1] [3] (born October 13, 1952) [4] is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first Black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966.
Bethann Hardison is an American fashion model and activist. [1] Hardison became one of the first high-profile black models after her appearance at the 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show. [2] She is also known for her activism on diversity in the fashion industry. [3] Hardison has received several accolades for her work, including the 2014 ...
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, [2] [3] is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the first Black American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared three times.
Anok Yai ( / əˈnɒk / ə-NOK; born December 20, 1997) is an American fashion model. She is the first model of South Sudanese descent and the second black supermodel after Naomi Campbell to open a Prada show. [ 3][ 4] She has made several appearances on i-D and international Vogue covers, including American Vogue three times.
d'management group (Milan) UNIQUE DENMARK (Copenhagen) Visage Management (Zurich) [ 2] Iman walking for Dior in July 2009. Chanel Iman Robinson (formerly Shepard; born December 1, 1990) is an American model [ 4] who has worked as a Victoria's Secret Angel. Vogue Paris declared her as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.
Helen Marie Williams was born in Burlington County, New Jersey on September 16, 1935. [ 5] Williams retired from modeling in 1970, but continued her career in fashion as a stylist. Helen also took up drawing and painting in her early model years which she continued long after her retirement. After a brief marriage to John Clayton Anderson some ...
Gail O'Neill (February 6, 1962 – October 10, 2023) was an American fashion model, born to Jamaican parents. She became a television journalist. As a fashion model, she was considered one of the elite black models in the world. She was on covers of leading fashion magazines and a part of the highly publicized Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.