Shaun Ross is the First African American Albinistic Model to ever walk down a runway. Born May 10,1991 in the Bronx, New York Ross got his "fame" when he was discovered from a youtube video. For five years he trained at the Alvin Ailey School as an amateur dancer and actor, until he crossed over to the fashion industry at the age of 16 and turned his focus to modeling, holding the title as the "First African American Albinistic Model". Ross has been featured in campaigns for major fashi[...]
Nadine Willis was the first black model to lead a global Gucci campaign Nadine Willis became the newest face for Gucci in 2003. The Jamaican born Model landed the new campaign for Gucci. She is the first black woman to ever be selected to lead such a campaign. Soon after she booked campaigns for Kenneth Cole, Rimmel, Moschino, Jaguar, along with other high-end fashion brands. ♥ // // ]]>[...]
Renauld White was once the most sought after top black male model in his time. He was the first black male model to appear on the cover of GQ magazine in November 1979. Renauld left modeling to pursue an acting career, he appeared on the soap opera Guiding Light, for several years and continues to appear in New York Plays. ♥ // // ]]>[...]
// Jordan Tesfay was the first black plus-size model to appear in a national campaign for Cover Girl Cosmetics. Jordan began her career after winning a MODE Magazine model search competition in 1999. She then went on to become the first black plus-size model to appear in a nation-wide advertising campaign for CoverGirl cosmetics. " I feel so fortunate to have worked with CoverGirl and Queen Latifah. It was an opportunity for me that went way beyond any expectations I had when I bega[...]
Seems like everyone wants to go blonde, the next person to jump on the blonde bandwagon is R&B singer Ciara. So what do you think about the dark roots? Should she have gone completely blonde, or steered clear from the color altogether? Love it or hate it?[...]
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. ♥ //[...]
Vogue Italia was the first Fashion magazine ever to print an issue featuring only black models, which hit news stands in July 2008. On the cover were models Liya Kebede, Sesilee Lopez, Jourdan Dunn, and Naomi Campbell in which they were all featured in the fold-out, photographed by Steven Meisel. The magazine featured topics related to black women in the arts and entertainment. Some of the models who were photographed for this issue were Alek Wek, Alva Chin, Arlenis Sosa Pena, Chanel Iman, Gail[...]
Beverly Peele was the first African American to be featured on the cover of Mademoiselle in 1989. Beverly Peele began her modeling career in 1987 and landed her first magazine cover, Mademoiselle, in 1989. Landing the cover of Mademoiselle made her the first black model to ever be featured on the magazine's cover. After Mademoiselle, Beverly appeared on over a dozen fashion magazine covers. She was featured in ads for Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Versace, among many others. She also walked for a[...]
Preview in new tab(opens in a new tab) Paco wanted to create a look that broke tradition, he wanted to do something different. He decided to use black models on the runway, during a time when it was never before seen. His spectacular collection caused a scandal. This outrageous behavior shocked the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne(the organization responsible for relegating 'Haute Couture ' status on french fashion houses), almost causing his dismissal. Though it also gained him r[...]
Veronica Webb Was The First Black Supermodel From Detroit To Land An Exclusive Contract For A Major Cosmetic company... Veronica Webb was born February 25, 1965, in Detroit, Michigan. After moving to New York City to earn her college degree she was discovered on the streets by a New York makeup artist. While in New York, she pursued a modeling career and eventually became a spokesmodel for Revlon causing her to be the first black supermodel to win an exclusive contract for a major cosmetics com[...]