Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, U.S
Date of Birth: October 13, 1952
Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole, possibly Blackfoot Native American
Beverly Johnson is an American model. She is known for being the first African-American model to appear in the cover of Vogue magazine in the U.S.
In the book The Times of The Seventies: The Culture, Politics, and Personalities that Shaped the Decade, edited by Clybe Haberman from The New York Times, Beverly is described as such:
“Beverly has interesting blood lines: Her father, a machine operator, is part Blackfoot Indian, and her mother, a surgical technician, is a Louisiana Creole”.
Beverly’s mother, Gloria, is pictured here.
Sources: http://www.bbc.com
http://www.vogue.it
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