Naomi Sims
American model, businesswoman, and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Naomi Sim.
Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 – August 1, 2009)[2] was an American model, businesswoman and author. She is widely credited as being one of the first African-American supermodels. Sims was the first African-American model to appear on the covers of Ladies' Home Journal and Life.[3][4]
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Naomi Sims | |
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Born | Naomi Ruth Sims (1948-03-30)March 30, 1948 Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | August 1, 2009(2009-08-01) (aged 61) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | Fashion Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Model, writer, businesswoman |
Modeling information | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Agency | Wilhelmina Models[1] |
Website | www |
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