The following is a list of black fashion models.
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Iman Abdulmajid – Somali top model who was the muse of many top designers, especially Yves Saint Laurent. Adwoa Aboah – British fashion model who has appeared on the cover of American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, TIME, and Allure Aweng Ade-Chuol – South Sudanese model. Adesuwa Aighewi – African-American model of Chinese and Nigerian descent. She has modeled for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Dior. J. Alexander – model, runway coach and America's Next Top Model judge. Walked for Jean Paul Gaultier. Karen Alexander – African-American fashion model and actress. Has appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue twice and on the January 1989 cover of Vogue. Leomie Anderson – British model who is currently a Victoria's Secret Angel. Alanna Arrington – African-American (biracial) model who has been on the cover of Maxim and Elle U.K. She has walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show since 2016. Yasmine Arrington – professional plus-size or curvy fashion model and motivational speaker.
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Cynthia Bailey – African-American model and television personality of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Tyra Banks – first African-American to grace the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and become a Victoria's Secret Angel. Host/creator of America's Next Top Model.
Tyson Beckford – top male model of the 1990s and 2000s, actor and host of Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel. Beckford was the first African-American model to sign an exclusive contract with Ralph Lauren. In 1995, he was chosen as "Man of the Year" by cable television music network Vh1 and named to People's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World list. Shari Belafonte – model of the 1980s. Yasmin Benoit – English model and asexual activist specializing in alternative fashion and lingerie Samile Bermannelli – Brazilian model who has walked for Ralph Lauren, Valentino, and Fendi. Minah Ogbenyealu Bird – Nigerian model and actress active in the UK in the 1970s. Appeared in such films as Percy's Progress, The Stud and The London Connection. Maria Borges – Angolan model who booked 17 shows during her first season since being discovered back in 2012. Borges has since walked for Dior and Givenchy, even referring to the fashion house's Creative Director Riccardo Tisci as her "godfather". In 2013, 2014, and 2015 she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Cindy Bruna – French model of Congolese and Italian descent, who has appeared on the runways of DVF, Ralph Lauren, and Donna Karan. Bruna is the third woman of color to ever appear in a Prada print campaign.
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Naomi Campbell – British model of Jamaican descent who was the first to grace the covers of French Vogue Paris (August 1988 issue) and Time magazine (TIME Magazine Europe 9/18/91), and the second for the cover of British Vogue (December 1987 issue). Chase Carter – Bahamian model of biracial heritage, she has been on the cover of Maxim. Dorothea Church – African-American pioneering model. She was the first successful black fashion model in Paris. Pat Cleveland – African-American model of the 1970s who was the muse of Halston, Yves Saint Laurent and Stephen Burrows.