Black Beauties To Know And Love: One Of The First Black Supermodels, Naomi Sims
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Victoria Uwumarogie
Sims, after a storied career in modeling and business, passed away in in 2009 from breast cancer at the age of 61. When speaking on Sims’ legacy to Essence.com, Naomi Campbell said that Sims “broke through the glass ceiling to lead the way for those models and business women of color, who followed in her footsteps.”
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