Former model and businesswoman Naomi Sims, who is often referred as the first black supermodel, has passed away after a long battle with cancer on Saturday (August 1) in Newark. Naomi was 61 years old.
She has authored several books on modeling, health, and beauty, including “All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman,” “How to Be a Top Model” and “All About Success for the Black Woman,” as well as an advice column for teenage girls in Right On! magazine.
Naomi was the first black model to appear on the cover of a magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, back in November 1968 and when she retired she had a successful career producing her own collection of wigs and cosmetics for black women.
In 1973, she retired from modeling to create a successful wig collection fashioned after the texture of relaxed black hair.Naomi is survived by her son, Bob Findlay.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Naomi Sims Dead at 61 : Former model and businesswoman
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