Beverly Johnson, US Vogue's first Black cover star: 'I was hit by arrows from everywhere'
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telegraph.co.ukNaomi Campbell or Tyra Banks. Seriously.’ Although relatively unknown in the UK, she has long been hailed a trailblazer across the pond: the first black model to appear on the cover of US Vogue, in 1974, and a heroine of the civil rights movement following that debut.
She has starred on over 500 magazine covers, battled eating disorders, partied with the Rolling Stones, starred in the movie Ashanti with Michael Caine, been declared a ‘supermodel legend’ by Oprah, created a business empire to rival Goop and made the decision to share her Me Too story in the battle to bring Bill Cosby to justice.This summer, the 67-year-old was hoping to begin taking things a little easier.
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