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Beverly Johnson encountered racism en route to the top of the fashion world. The 71-year-old star - who became the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in 1974 - has revealed that a hotel once drained its pool after she took a swim, because of the colour of her skin. Beverly told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "I did not know until we all went to the Eileen Ford’s 90th birthday party. "All the models were there, and the very rich people, and one girl said to me, ‘Remember when they drained the pool? When you got in the pool at the so-and-so hotel?' "I was ...
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Beverly Johnson thinks she has a "big mouth". The 71-year-old star - who became the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in 1974 - insists that she'll never remain silent about her successes or her failures. Beverly told Vogue: "My scars and my mistakes and my learning process can be exposed in a way that’s not unapologetic, but also not sensationalised - because I’m too old to be sensationalised. "This is my story, it’s totally true - as my daughter would say, a little bit too true. And as my brothers and sisters say, ‘Can’t you keep anything to yourself?’" Beverly has l...
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Beverly Johnson got hooked on cocaine during the 1970s when she was attempting to slim down by eating just two eggs and a bowl of ramen a week. The supermodel has confessed fashion industry colleagues used to encourage her to look "chiseled to the bone" and she embarked on an extreme eating regime which often left her shaking with hunger as well as battling a drug addiction. She told New York Post column PageSix: "We were led to believe that cocaine was not addictive. We didn’t know cocaine was addictive. Everyone used drugs back in the day but that particular drug for models was used because ...
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Beverly Johnson steals her fiance's razor for smooth skin. The 68-year-old model - who is engaged to Brian Maillian - thought using her partner's Harry's shaving set was her "best-kept secret" for silky legs but then she found out several of her female friends had already discovered the trick. She told People: "Brian buys Harry's [sets], and I am always sneaking and using his razor. It leaves your skin really soft. I thought it was one of my best-kept secrets, but then I found out a number of my female friends were hip to it, too." Beverly likes to take extra special care of her skin and uses ...
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