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Black supermodels B. Smith Campbell, Beverly Johnson and Tyra Banks

The first black cover models: Where are they now?

Nana Brew-Hammond
Here, we, salute the firsts, and give you an update on where they landed after their glam-filled youths. Where are the world's first black cover girls and guys now? Read on to learn more.
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theGrio's top 20 black fashion icons

Donovan X. Ramsey
SLIDESHOW - Time magazine recently featured their 'All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons' with few black figures listed. theGrio has more...
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Notable African-Americans we lost in 2009

Clarence Haynes
SLIDESHOW - As 2009 comes to an end, we take a moment to reflect on several public figures who have passed during the past year...
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Pioneer black model, Naomi Sims, dies at 61

theGrio via AP
Naomi Sims, the first black fashion model to appear on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal, has died. She was 61...
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