Donyale Luna may have been the first African-American model on the cover of Vogue, but Beverly Jonhson holds that honor for Elle Magazine. Originally from Buffalo New York, Beverly has graced no less than 500 covers over her 30 year career, making her one of the most successful African-American models. She even acted in a few movies, which I didn’t know. Film roles include, The Baron (’77), Ashanti (’79), and more recently The Meteor Man (’93), How to Be a Player (’97). She also guest starred in various television shows the most recent being “Girlfriends.” These days Beverly is busy running her two successful online businesses selling hair products and wigs. She currently lives with her daughter Anansa in New York. It’s a shame because I can’t find out more about her on the web. I’d like to know more about the progression of her career and the hurdles she faced being a model in the 70’s, but there is literally nothing out there. You can however browse through old photo shoots in the gallery section of www.beverlyjohnson.com. She was and still is stunning.
Style Flashback: Beverly Johnson
Donyale Luna may have been the first African-American model on the cover of Vogue, but Beverly Jonhson holds that honor for Elle Magazine. Originally from Buffalo New York, Beverly has graced no less than 500 covers over her 30 year career, making her one of the most successful African-American models. She even acted in a few movies, which I didn’t know. Film roles include, The Baron (’77), Ashanti (’79), and more recently The Meteor Man (’93), How to Be a Player (’97). She also guest starred in various television shows the most recent being “Girlfriends.” These days Beverly is busy running her two successful online businesses selling hair products and wigs. She currently lives with her daughter Anansa in New York. It’s a shame because I can’t find out more about her on the web. I’d like to know more about the progression of her career and the hurdles she faced being a model in the 70’s, but there is literally nothing out there. You can however browse through old photo shoots in the gallery section of www.beverlyjohnson.com. She was and still is stunning.
