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'{{unreferenced|date=October 2009}} The following is a list of notable black fashion models. ==A== *[[Ambre Anderson]] - African-American model and actress. Has appeared in national and international television commercials, dozens of print ads for national magazine publications, and thousands of national point of sale posters. *[[Karen Alexander]] - African-American fashion model and actress. Has appeared in the [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]] twice and on the January 1989 cover of [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]. *[[Atong Arjok]] - American-Sudanese model. Walked the runway for designers such as [[Diane von Furstenberg]], [[Lacoste]] and [[Phillip Lim]], and appeared in ''[[Vogue Italia]]'', ''[[Allure]]'' and ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]''. ==B== *[[Tyra Banks]] - first African-American to grace the covers of ''[[GQ]]'', ''Sports Illustrated's [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|swimsuit issue]]'', and the [[Victoria's Secret]] catalog. Also the host of [[ANTM]] *[[Shari Belafonte]] - Model of the 1980's. ==C== *[[Naomi Campbell]] - first black (British) woman to grace the covers of French ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. *[[Dorothea Church]] - African American pioneering model. Was the first successful black fashion model in Paris. *[[Gin Clarke]] - Black British actress and top model in Europe in the early/mid 1990s; muse of Jean Paul Gaultier. ==D== *[[Yaya DaCosta]] - African American actress and fashion model. Runner-up in Cycle 3 of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. *[[Agbani Darego]] - Nigerian model and winner of Miss World competition 2001. She worked for brands such as [[L'Oréal]] cosmetics. *[[Jourdan Dunn]]- British model known for walking major runways like [[Jean Paul Gaultier]] ==E== *[[Selita Ebanks]] - Former [[Victoria's Secret]] Angel. Has also modeled for [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] and [[Tommy Hilfiger]]. *[[Dani Evans]] - Winner of ''[[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6]]''. Has had campaigns for [[CoverGirl]], Sephora, and Akademiks. ==G== *[[Quiana Grant]] - African-American model. Appeared in the 2008 [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]. ==H== *[[Marsha Hunt (singer and novelist)|Marsha A. Hunt]] - African American model, singer, novelist, and actress. ==I== *[[Chanel Iman]] - Korean/African-American who has modeled [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Issey Miyake]], [[Kenzo (brand)|Kenzo]], [[Marc Jacobs]], [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]], [[Bottega Veneta]], [[Dsquared]], [[Hermès]], [[Moschino]], [[Oscar de la Renta]], [[Jean Paul Gaultier]] and [[Stella McCartney]]. The only black woman to grace the cover of the May 2007 issue of [[Vogue (magazine)|American Vogue]] with nine other girls as the next generation of supermodels. ==J== *[[Beverly Johnson]] - first African-American to grace the covers of American ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' and French ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]''. *[[Kidada Jones]] - African-American actress, model, and fashion designer. Appeared in [[Tommy Hilfiger]] advertisements, and dated [[Tupac Shakur]] at the time of his death. *[[Toccara Jones]] - African-American fashion model and occasional actress and [[television personality]]. Contestant on the third season of the [[UPN]] series ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. She is the first black [[plus-size model]] to grace the pages of ''Vogue Italia''. *[[Grace Jones]] Jamaican-American model, actress, singer and a muse to [[Andy Warhol]] ==K== *[[Kiara Kabukuru]] - American model of [[Uganda|Ugandan]] descent best known for her long time campaign with [[CoverGirl|CoverGirl Cosmetics]]. ==L== *[[Janet Langhart]] - African American model, television journalist and author. *[[Noémie Lenoir]] - French [[biracial]] model of [[Malagasy people|Malagasy]] descent who has appeared in ads for [[L'Oréal]], [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]], and other well-known companies. Has graced the covers of many fashion magazines worldwide. *[[Sessilee Lopez]] - A black model of [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] descent who has appeared in [[Vogue Italia]] in its famous black issue, as well as walking in the 2008 [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]]. *[[Donyale Luna]] - American fashion model of the 1960s and early 1970s. The first black model to appear on the cover of British ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''. ==M== *[[Gillis MacGill]] - former African-American fashion model who opened her own modelling agency, Mannequin, in November 1960; was a top model for twenty years. *[[Eva Marcille]] - The first African-American to win the reality show [[America's Next Top Model]]. *[[Denny Méndez]] - former beauty queen turned model and actress who represented [[Italy]] in the [[Miss Universe 1997|1997]] [[Miss Universe]] pageant. *[[Naima Mora]] - Winner of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4]]. *[[Omahyra Mota]] - Dominican fashion model and actress. ==N== *[[Ajuma Nasenyana]] - Kenyan model who has appeared in catalogue for [[Issey Miyake]] and walked the runway for [[Baby Phat]], [[Ungaro]],[[Vivienne Westwood]] and the 2006 show for [[Victoria's Secret]]. *[[Katoucha Niane]] - [[Senegal]]ese-French supermodel and outspoken activist against [[female circumcision]]. *[[Munachi Nwankwo]] - Nigerian model and hip-hop artist. Won [[Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria]] pageant in 2007. ==O== *[[Gail O'Neill]] - African American fashion model who has become a [[television journalist]]. Appeared in the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' [[Swimsuit Issue]]. Continues to model actively as of 2009. *[[Oluchi Onweagba]] - A Nigerian model and winner of M-NET/Nokia 'Face of Africa' competition 1998. She has featured in multiple ad campaigns, including [[Gianfranco Ferré]], [[Victoria's Secret]], [[Express (store)|Express]], [[Banana Republic (clothing retailer)|Banana Republic]], and [[Ann Taylor (retail chain)|Ann Taylor]]. ==P== *[[Beverly Peele]] - first African-American to grace the cover of ''[[Mademoiselle (magazine)|Mademoiselle]]'' in 1989. *[[Eva Pigford]] - winner of Cycle three of [[America's Next Top Model]] ==R== *[[Georgianna Robertson]] - model in the 1990's. ==S== *[[Bre Scullark]] - 3rd runner up of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5]] *[[Naomi Sims]] - Model of the late 1960's and 1970's. One of the first successful black models. *[[Mecia Simone Simson]] - winner of [[Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5]]. *[[Mercedes Scelba-Shorte]] Runner up of [[America's Next Top Model]] in Cycle 2 *[[Toukie Smith]] - African American actress and model. Sister of late fashion designer [[Willi Smith]] and former long-term partner of actor [[Robert De Niro]]. *[[Arlenis Sosa]] - Dominican model who has graced the cover of [[Time Magazine]], and has walked many runways, like [[Derek Lam]] and [[Diane von Furstenberg]]. *[[Saleisha Stowers]] - winner of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9]]. ==W== *[[Eugena Washington]] - African-American model signed to [[Elite Model Management]] in Los Angeles and Chicago, Photogenics in Los Angeles, Irene Marie Models in Miami (Billed as Eugenia Washington) and Stellar Model Management. Second runner-up on [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7]]. *[[Veronica Webb]] - first Black model to sign with a major cosmetics company ([[Revlon]]). *[[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]]. *[[Jessica White]] - African American model and occasional actress. *[[Roshumba Williams]] - African American model, actress, television host, and correspondent and reality show judge. First became internationally famous for her appearance in the prestigious ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition]]''. ==See also== *[[Supermodel]] ==External links== * [http://www.ugpulse.com/channels/Beauty UGPulse Ethnic Beauty Models] * [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com Fashion Model Directory] * [http://www.bet.com/Lifestyle/Style/lifestylestylefashionblackoutblackmodels.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished&Referrer={85463761-545C-4E7A-B4E9-44635C7C6053}BET: Black Models on LifeStyle] {{DEFAULTSORT:Black fashion models, list of}} [[Category:Models by type of modeling]] [[Category:Lists of people by occupation]]'