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WHO: Naomi Sims THE MAJOR MOMENT: Naomi, who is widely considered the first African American supermodel, got her first big break striking a pose in an AT&T ad. However, it wasn’t long until the Mississippi-native was modeling for top publications like Cosmopolitan, …
Diversity has never been the modeling industry’s strong suit, as highlighted by Vogue Italia‘s groundbreaking “Black Issue” from 2008. What was so groundbreaking was the fact that it happened at all — an international fashion magazine drawing attention to racism in …
