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  1. Jan 16, 2024 · One imagines Beverly Johnson posing a similar question to herself in the lead-up to a very significant anniversary: Nearly 50 years ago, in August 1974, Johnson, a 22-year-old from Buffalo, New...

  2. Aug 11, 2016 · Shifts significant enough to challenge the status quo don’t come around often, but in 1974, when Beverly Johnson appeared on the cover of Vogue, it was a landmark moment. It had taken more...

  3. Dec 28, 2021 · Johnsons presence on the August 1974 Vogue cover, in a beauty shot by Francesco Scavullo, was a turning point in her career and the industry’s representation of Black women. With a single...

  4. Jan 11, 2024 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:51. It's been 50 years since Beverly Johnson made history as the first Black model on the cover of Vogue, and she's still "proud" of the famous photo. The fashion icon...

  5. Jan 9, 2024 · By Analisa Novak. January 9, 2024 / 12:54 PM EST / CBS News. Fifty years ago, Beverly Johnson made history as the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue magazine. But Johnson...

  6. Jul 30, 2014 · 31 July 2014. Rex Features. By Claire Bowes. BBC World Service. Model agents told her she'd never make it, hairdressers refused to touch her hair and Kodak didn't even make film that could cope...

  7. A sketch of her appeared on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar in January 1965 and the following year, her face — at least part of it — graced the cover of the March 1966 issue of British Vogue. The August 1974 issue of Vogue was a milestone for the magazine, the fashion industry and Johnson.

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