Naomi Sims: 1948-2009

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Celebrating Naomi Sims

One of the world’s first Black supermodels, Mississippi-born beauty Naomi Sims, passed away August 3, 2009, after a bout with cancer. She was 61. Sims personified the term “Black is beautiful,” while breaking racial barriers both on the runway and as businesswoman.

By Qianna Smith and Bridgette Bartlett

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