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Daiane Sodré for Victoria’s Secret

Daiane Sodré for Victoria’s Secret

Daiane Sodré for Victoria's Secret

Taking a picture of a tourist

Taking a picture of a tourist

A young woman asked me to take to her picture, so I did. She was delightfully sweet and so happy to be there. I was so excited to be there. The Boat ride was amazing! This was very Stimulating visually. Since we left so early it was a little cold.

Luna

Luna

Luna

The first notable African American fashion model and the first black cover girl. In March 1966 she became the first African American model to appear on the cover of Vogue, a foreign issue. Earlier, she had appeared on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. Time Magazine once called her “unquestionably the hottest model in Europe” when she was 20 years old.

Vintage Model Cordie King

Vintage Model Cordie King

Vintage Model Cordie King

Cordie King, a very popular Chicago-based model, in Jet – where she appeared on a regular basis – July 15, 1954. One of the original EBONY Fashion Fair models, the Mississippi-born King was once engaged to Sammy Davis, Jr. She went on to open a modeling agency and charm school called Cordie King’s Castle which produced graduates such as journalist and author Janet Langhart Cohen. She died at age 80 in 2004.