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[...]