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The first black model to appear on the cover of a Vogue publication British Vogue. Damaris Lewis – African-American model who appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Genesis Lynea – Bermudian-born actress and model, ambassador for Adidas; Leomie Anderson – English model who is a Victoria's Secret Angel
Candice Susan Swanepoel (/ ˈ s w ɒ n ə p uː l /; Afrikaans: [svanɛˈpul]; [3] born 20 October 1988) is a South African model. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret. She became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2010. [4] In 2016, she was listed 8th on the Forbes top-earning models list.
Naomi Elaine Campbell was born on 22 May 1970 in Lambeth, [4] South London, to Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris. [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]
Candice Boucher was born in Durban, South Africa. [3] When she was seventeen, she participated in her high school's annual pageant at the urging of her friends. [5] She won the competition and a photo shoot with a local photographer. The photographer sent the photos of Boucher to Models International, a South African modeling agency.
Beverly Ann Johnson [1] [3] (born October 13, 1952) [4] is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first Black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966.
Adut Akech Bior [5] (/ ə ˈ d ʊ t ə ˈ k ɛ tʃ / ə-DUUT ə-KETCH; [4] [6] [7] born 25 December 1999) is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 17 show and went on to close both their F/W 17 and S/S 18 shows as an exclusive. [8]
Genevieve Morton (born 9 July 1986 [3] in Benoni) is a South African model. Morton was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in 2012 by FHM and was named one of the Top 50 Swimsuit Models of All Time by Sports Illustrated in 2014.
With the support of her family and friends, she decided to compete in the inaugural edition of the Face of Africa in 1998. This was the first-ever continent-wide model competition, organized by the South African channel M-Net in collaboration with Elite Model Management. [citation needed] She won the competition and moved to New York shortly ...