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Nov 2, 2023 · Helen Williams, often described as the first Black supermodel, who paved the way for models like Naomi Sims, Pat Cleveland and others who broke barriers in mainstream fashion, died at 87 on...
Helen Marie Williams Jackson (September 16, 1935 – July 26, 2023) was an American fashion model, and one of the first African American models to be featured in mainstream publications of her time.
Nov 3, 2023 · Quoted by CNN, the New York Times, and Macleans. Helen Williams, pioneering Black model, died July 26 of Alzheimer’s disease at a care center in Moorestown, New Jersey, at the age of 87.
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Jan 24, 2020 · Helen Williams made history in the United States in the 1950s when she became the first dark-skinned African-American fashion model to cross over into mainstream advertising. Yet, it was the...
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BEAUTY PIONEER: Black beauty Helen Williams was the first African American fashion model to cross over into the mainstream, rising to fame in Paris and New York in late 1950s and early 1960s. She is one of many African American fashion models featured in Ben Arogundade's book, 'Black Beauty'.
February 7, 2015. 28 Days Of Black History: Meet Helen Williams The First Black Fashion Model… There were other models before her, but Helen Williams was the first black model to cross over into mainstream. Helen Williams was born in East Riverton, New Jersey in 1937. With her love of fashion, she began sewing her own garments at the age of seven.
Nov 2, 2023 · Helen Williams, often described as the first Black supermodel, who paved the way for models like Naomi Sims, Pat Cleveland and others who broke barriers in mainstream fashion, died at 87 on July 26 at a care center in Moorestown, N.J., near her home in East Riverton.
