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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 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...
In 1950s America Helen Williams became the first black female fashion model to do just that. Born in East Riverton, New Jersey in 1937, she was obsessed with clothes from an early age, and began sewing her own garments at the age of seven.
Nov 3, 2023 · 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.
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,...
Feb 14, 2017 · Helen Williams is the first African American fashion model. Her beauty, style and grace are undeniable. She opened the door of opportunity for Beverly Johnson, Naomi Campbell, and Tyra Banks.
Nov 3, 2023 · Helen Williams Obituary Published by Legacy Remembers from Nov. 3 to Nov. 4, 2023. Helen Williams was one of the first Black models to appear widely in national publications in the U.S.
May 31, 2020 · *Helen Williams made history in the 1950s when she became the first dark-skinned Black fashion model to cross over into mainstream. But it wasn’t America that embraced the New Jersey native, as...
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.
Oct 3, 2017 · Helen Williams was the first Black Fashion Model to break color barriers in the 1950's and to cross over into mainstream fashion. She was triumphant in her career, in an age and era when mainstream beauty and fashion excluded non-white models.
