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Another Lesson In Black History…Who Was The First Female Black Model To Cover GQ & Sports Illustrated?
Tyra Banks made history in 1996.
She was the first African-American model to pose on the covers of Sports Illustrated the swimsuit issue(with model Valeria Mazza) and GQ (February 1996). Banks was also the first-ever African American chosen for the cover of Victoria’s Secret catalog in 1996. The following year Tyra graced the cover of Sports Illustrated for the second year in a row, this time, by herself.
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‘Below Deck’ Star Rachel Hargrove Seems to Have a Bone to Pick With Tyra Banks – VIP Lifestyle
[…] a model since the age of 15, as well as the first Black woman to cover GQ and Sports Illustrated, treated the ladies with tough love. She was never one to sugarcoat things for the sake of […]