Beverly Ann Johnson is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966.
Beverly Johnson’s parents: Who are Beverly Johnson’s parents?
According to reports, Henry L. Johnson Jr and Gloria K. are Beverly Johnson’s parents.
She is the first of two children to Gloria Johnson, a surgical technician, Johnson was raised in a middle-class family in Buffalo, New York. During her youth, Johnson was a champion swimmer and aspired to be a lawyer. Johnson attended Bennett High School, graduating in 1969.
After high school, Johnson went on to study criminal justice at Northeastern University. While in college, Johnson tried modeling while on summer break in 1971. She quickly landed an assignment with Glamour and began working steadily.
She went on to appear on more than 500 magazine covers, including the August 1974 issue of Vogue, becoming the magazine’s first African-American cover model for the US edition, after Donyale Luna’s 1966 British Vogue cover.