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more about #naomisims more comments → angryblackgurl: Dodai, thank you for this...she was the first, and the greatest Black Model!!! more » ShanaElmsford: It's very disturbing when you realize there were more black women in magazines in the 70s than they are now. more » dandelionbrowne: My mom bought me Naomi Sims' book when I was a little kid because I was complaining about my afro 'cause the kids at school were calling me "Velcro he... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Too young to go. RIP. more » morninggloria: Naomi Sims sure was a classy, gorgeous lady. Know what isn't classy, though? Cosmo's cover story on the "white slave trade" in an issue that features... more » Shawn-Shawn: It's inspiring to hear her story, but also so disheartening to realize that we've made so little progress since then. more » kookla: Growing up biracial, it meant everything in the world to me to see such an amazing representation of black culture. Naomi Sims not only broke down soc... more » Penny: I was sad to hear that she died at such a relatively young age. She was a beautiful lady. more » stoprobbers: I know that choosing pictures for these retrospectives is 1. hard and 2. subjective, but it's the 1960s: BEATLES PLEASE? They did, like, totally domin... more » ObtuseIntolerant: I ADORE this feature...Dodai, any chance we can do a photo submission piece so we can show you our moms and dads in their youthful glory?! Mine were s... more » JLady: I kind of want the PYJAMA dress behind Donyale Luna. Is that wrong? more » CrankyOldBroad: Donyale Luna was a genuine stunner. I so remember the crocheted dress shot when it was released. You could not take your eyes off her. So sad how her ... more » UnSeelie...I am baaack!: Full circle? Yes indeed-e. more » hellosunshine: WOOO DALLAS! ...? more » beatrice2000: I just heard of Donyale Luna through the last issue of Nylon, that mentioned her as a style icon. Shame that she denied being black, often identifying... more » -
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Naomi Sims, 1948-2009: From Foster Care To Fashion Mags
Naomi Sims, the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968, died over the weekend at the age of 61. Her obituaries reveal a classic American rags-to-riches tale:
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