Darine Stern was the first African‑American model to be featured on the cover of Playboy magazine by herself in the October 1971 issue. Though the magazine had already featured two black Playmates, Jennifer Jackson in March 1965 a[...]
Joyce Wilford was the First African American Model to Cover Seventeen Magazine. Joyce Wilford was the first black model to cover the July 1971 issue of Seventeen magazine. Though many have claimed that Whitney Houston was the first Af[...]
Tami Williams was the first Caribbean and youngest model to cover French Elle. This Jamaican beauty was discovered at the age of 12 by Saint International agency. It wasn't until the age of 15 she began making appearances on runways[...]
Naomi Campbell was the last African American to be featured in a Prada ad campaign in 1994. Nineteen years later, Malaika Firth became the newest face of Prada in a Fall/Winter 2013 advertisement. Malaika Firth was born on March 2[...]
Lebron James was the first African American male to grace the cover of Vogues April 2008 Shape issue alongside fashion model Gisele Bündchen. This cover received much criticism for "perpetuating racial stereotypes" James's po[...]
Kathleen Bradley was the first [permanent] African-American model on The Price Is Right from 1990 to 2000. Growing up in Girard, Ohio, Bradley moved to Los Angeles where she was won numerous beauty titles, including Miss Black Califo[...]
Sara Lou Harris was the first black model to appear in national advertisements. She was featured in a national poster campaign for Lucky Strike cigarettes during the 1940s. Breaking barriers, Harris helped change the way black model[...]
Born and raised in Bronx, New York, Tomiko Fraser was the first African American to represent Maybelline New York for 8 years. Fraser has also been featured on countless billboards, magazine ads & commercials on behalf of the cosm[...]
The first Barbie doll was created in 1959 by Ruth Handler. It wasn't until 1968 that Barbie was introduced to a new friend Black "Christie". In 1980 Mattel finally released a black version of Barbie "Black Barbie". Since 1980, t[...]
Sterling St. Jacques was the world's first black male supermodel. Before Tyson Beckford, there was Sterling St. Jacques. Sterling St.Jacques was not only a model he was also a singer and dancer in the New York fashion scene in th[...]