Ever since I can remember being in elementary, and middle school, black History month has been a very BIG DEAL. Although I attend an HBCU, it doesn't feel the same with the enthusiasm, and knowledge that I received in grade school. Their isn't even any information on black pioneers to inspire us on our history. I know about Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. But is their any pioneers that came from fashion?? Well LADIES AND GENTS, I'm writing to inform you of someone that is (capital)F-I-E-R-C-E! I think of her as an FASHIONISTA.
Naomi Sims, born March 30, 1948 the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in Nov. 1968, during the black is beautiful movement. She moved on to designing collections of wigs and cosmetics called The Naomi Sims Collections for black women. She is the author of five books on health, beauty, and success. Born in Oxford, Mississippi and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa, she attended The Fashion Institute of Technology and New York University, Sims became one of the first successful black model while still in her teens, and achieved worldwide recognition from the late 1960's into the early 70's.
DID YOU KNOW? Hollywood took an interest in Sims in 1972 and offered her the title role Cleopatra Jones, but when she read the script, she was applaud by the racist portrayal of blacks in the movie, and turned it down.
Naomi Sims died of breast cancer on August 1, 2009, age 61, in Newark, New Jersey. She is survived by her son Bob Findlay, and granddaughter, and her sister Betty Sims.
Although she passed, her spirit lives on with the faces of Tyra,Naomi, and Iman
her fierce walk, unforgettable face, and loving smile, Sims has blessed the world(CLASSIC MODELS) with her presence......
That's all i have today, but if you have any questions feel free to email me @ Christinjhnsn@yahoo.com THANKS :)
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