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Veronica Webb – first Black model who signed with a major cosmetics company . Alek Wek – Sudanese model who, aside from gracing magazine covers and being featured in ad campaigns, has walked the runway for high-profile fashion designers such as John Galliano, Donna Karan, and Calvin Klein.
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Darine Stern was the first African-American model featured on the cover of Playboy magazine by herself (Oct. 1971), but she was never a playmate. Jennifer Jackson Miss March 1965 (first African-American to be a centerfold) Jean Bell Miss October 1969 (second African-American to be a centerfold, first to be a cover model - Jan. 1970)
The New York Times wrote that (her) "appearance as the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is beautiful movement". [9] [10] She also appeared on the cover of the October 17, 1969, issue of Life magazine. [9] This made her the first African-American model on the cover of ...
Michelle Marie Colón - first black woman to compete in Miss Universe beauty pageant as Miss Puerto Rico; Celestina Cordero - educator, established the first school for girls in San Juan; Rafael Cordero - known as the "father of public education in Puerto Rico"; self-educated man who provided free schooling to children regardless of race. [14]
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...
First Puerto Rican female athlete to turn professional, [56] first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal, and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. [57] Lisa Fernández, softball player. Olympic gold medalist. Maritza Correia, athlete. First black Puerto Rican woman in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
In the 2010 fall NYFW, she was the only black model walking runways for Prada. [21] She also changed agencies to Elite Model Management, which was more accepting of her actual age. [14] [2] In 2013, Scott's programming skills drew attention from various media outlets. She was covered as the model with a secret identity as a coder.