[custom_adv] 12. Iman Mohamed She was born 25 July 1955, professionally known as Iman, is a Somali fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the field of ethnic cosmetics, she is also noted for her philanthropic work. She is the widow of English rock musician David Bowie, whom she married in 1992. [custom_adv] 11. Tyra Banks She was (born December 4, 1973) is an American model, television personality, talk show host, producer, author, actress, singer and business woman. She began her career as a model at age 15 and rose to fame, becoming the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared twice. She is one of the original Victoria's Secret Angels. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the top-earning models in the world. [custom_adv] 10. Naomi Elaine Campbell She was (born 22 May 1970) is an English model. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s, and was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion industry. [custom_adv] 9. Jessica White She was (born June 21, 1984) is an International model / Actress / Singer / Songwriter. At the age of 15 White lived in Europe till the age of 18. Moved back to New York until late 2014. She is now currently living in Los Angeles. She attended Kensington High School. [custom_adv] 8. Philomena Kwao She was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She has modeled for many international companies such as Torrid, Lane Bryant, and others. She began her career in 2012. She isn’t just a pretty face. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in International Health Management. She was scouted at a modeling competition with Cosmopolitan UK, Models1, Evans and others all while pursuing a demanding degree. [custom_adv] 7. Chanel Iman She was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. She grew up in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is of half Korean and half African American descent, and her father is African American. [custom_adv] 6. Noémie Lenoir She was (born 19 September 1979 in Les Ulis) is a French model and actress of mixed heritage. She is known for her work with Gucci, L'Oréal, Next, Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, and Marks and Spencer. She has been featured in a line-up of the world's most successful black models by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz. [custom_adv] 5. Brittany "Bre" Scullark She was (born April 26, 1985) is an American fashion model and actress. She placed third on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5.She began swimming competitively when she 9 years old, winning many medals. Scullark attended Catholic school throughout elementary and middle school. For high school she attended Ramapo High School in Spring Valley, New York (Rockland County). [custom_adv] 4. Tanisha Mariko Harper She was (born September 18, 1985) is a model, actress and television host.Harper was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is of African-American, and Cherokee Native American descent. At the age of fifteen years she was discovered in a shopping mall in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. At that time, she began her successful modeling career with the Ford Model Agency. [custom_adv] 3. Beverly Johnson She was (born October 13, 1952) is an American model, actress, and businesswoman. She rose to fame when she became the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974. In 1975, she became the first black woman to appear on the cover of the French edition of Elle. She was the star of the reality series Beverly's Full House on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The New York Times named Johnson one of the 20th century's most influential people in fashion. [custom_adv] 2. Jourdan Sherise Dunn She was (born 3 August 1990) is a British fashion model. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Model Management in London shortly thereafter. She began appearing on international runways in early 2007. In February 2008, she was the first black model to walk a Prada runway in over a decade. In April 2014, it was announced that Dunn was signed as the new face of Maybelline New York. [custom_adv] 1. Yasmine Arrington She was born 1993 and grew up in Washington, DC. From the time of her infancy until she was a teenager Arrington’s father was often in prison.Arrington's mother passed away her freshman year of high school. She attended Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Northwest D.C., where she was in a program called LearnServe International, a DC non-profit that equips youth to be social changemakers.
