# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bethann-hardison
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:07:48.650Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bethann-hardison"
name: "Bethann Hardison"
slug: "bethann-hardison"
description: "Bethann Hardison is an American fashion model and activist. Hardison became one of the first high-profile black models after her appearance at the 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show. She is also known for her activism on diversity in the fashion industry. Hardison has received several accolades for her work, including the 2014 CFDA Founders Award. Hardison is the mother of actor Kadeem Hardison."
tagline: "American model and activist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bethann_Hardison_-_2024_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Models"
  slug: "models"
profileType:
  name: "Model"
  slug: "model"
birthDate: "1942-09-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.16
  momentum:             1.337301587301587
  historical:           7.091512
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362426/"
    handle:    "nm0362426"
sources:
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethann_Hardison"
    title: "Bethann Hardison"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "بيثان هارديسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethann_Hardison"
    title: "Bethann Hardison"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethann_Hardison"
    title: "Bethann Hardison"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethann_Hardison"
    title: "Bethann Hardison"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethann_Hardison"
    title: "Bethann Hardison"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%AA'%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "בת'אן הרדיסון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30325303"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1068417"
    title: "Bethann Hardison"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump