Naomi Sims
(1948-2009)
American model, businesswoman, and author
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Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 – August 1, 2009) was an American model, businesswoman and author, She was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal, which occurred in November 1968, and is widely credited as being the first African-American supermodel.
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Naomi Ruth Sims 30 March 1948 Oxford, Miss. USA
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1 August 2009 (aged 61) Newark, NJ. USA
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| Zodiac | Aries |
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Michael Findlay (art expert) 1945- · art dealer, gallery director, and author residing in New York City · m. 1973; div. 1991
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