Beverly Johnson
American model and actress · United States · On the map · Models · Born 1952 · age 74
Beverly Ann Johnson is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first Black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966.
Beverly Johnson is read about 742 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
- Gene Quintano Directed Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Britney Spears Also in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Crossroads
Charlie Sheen Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Gilbert Gottfried Also in Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
William Shatner Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
F. Murray Abraham Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Bernie Mac Also in Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
Tyler Perry Produced Good Deeds (2012)
Jon Lovitz Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Phil Hartman Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Eddie Cibrian Also in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Good Deeds
Steven Hill Also in Black Tie and Consultation
Richard Fleischer Directed Ashanti (1981)
Michael Moriarty Also in Consultation and Black Tie
Bill Nunn Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Elise Neal Also in Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
Lark Voorhies Also in Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
Amber Smith Also in Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
Danielle Nicolet Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Allyce Beasley Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Frank McRae Also in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Robert Townsend Directed The Meteor Man (1993)
Tamra Davis Directed Crossroads (2002)
Natashia Williams Also in Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
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Media & music
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In their own words 3
, At my moment, there was always a token black person. And in the ’70s I became that token black person.
…I tell them the funny stories of the models trying to knock me off of the runway. They are laughing and giggling. I get them. Then we do a fashion show.
I believe that every culture contributes to fashion. But, I do remember Polly Mellen telling me, 'You know where we got hot pants from?
About this person
In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly's Full House that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). In 2008, The New York Times named Johnson one of the 20th century's most influential people in fashion.
