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- Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 – August 1, 2009) was an American model, businesswoman and author. She is widely credited as being one of the first African-American supermodels. Sims was the first African-American model to appear on the covers of Ladies' Home Journal and Life.
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Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 – August 1, 2009) [2] was an American model, businesswoman and author. She is widely credited as being one of the first African-American supermodels. Sims was the first African-American model to appear on the covers of Ladies' Home Journal and Life. [3] [4]
Jul 28, 2024 · Naomi Sims was an American model and business executive who shattered the barrier that had prevented Black models from achieving supermodel status when she appeared (1968) on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal, becoming the first Black model to adorn the cover of that mainstream magazine.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 4, 2009 · Naomi Sims, whose 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, and who went on to design...
A supermodel before the word was invented, Naomi Sims was a trailblazer, author, entrepreneur, and an inspiration to millions of black women who wanted to make it in a predominantly white...
Feb 5, 2021 · Naomi Sims’ legacy as one of the first Black supermodels continues to resonate more than a decade after her death. A trailblazer in both fashion and beauty, Sims realized a...
- Alexa Tietjen
Aug 5, 2009 · Sims, who died Aug. 1 of cancer at age 61, was one of the first black supermodels, and her appearance on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal in 1968 broke the color barrier for major women’s...
Aug 4, 2009 · Sims, who died of cancer over the weekend at age 61, according to The New York Times, broke major race barriers when she appeared on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968, a time...
