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Host/creator of America's Next Top Model. Tyson Beckford, chosen by music cable network Vh1 as "Man of the Year" in 1995. Tyson Beckford – top male model of the 1990s and 2000s, actor and host of Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel. Beckford was the first African-American model to sign an exclusive contract with Ralph Lauren. [2]
Beckford judged and mentored the contestants of the first few episodes of the Australian version of Make Me a Supermodel with model and former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins. [citation needed] In 2012, he participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice. [11] He was one of the judges on the British version of America's Next Top Model.
Naomi Elaine Campbell was born in Lambeth, [4] South London to Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris on 22 May 1970. [11] In accordance with her mother's wishes, Campbell has never met her father, [12] who abandoned her mother when she was four months pregnant [11] and went unnamed on her birth certificate. [12]
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As one of the most influential Black women celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is an actress, philanthropist, producer and global media leader. She hosted the highest-rated daytime TV talk show, “The ...
Vanessa Lynn Williams [1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first Black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, [2] [3] is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the first Black American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared three times.
Name Lifetime [1] Nationality Notable as Communities [2] Alain LeRoy Locke: b. 1885: American Philosopher, writer, educator, art patron Queer, Gay [3] Barbara Jordan: b. 1936 American Lawyer, educator, politician, first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives LGBTQ+ [4]