Naomi Sims was the first Black model to be featured on the cover of Ladies Home Journal magazine. That November 1968 issue has been called a consummate moment of the Black is Beautiful movement:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/fashion/04sims.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=naomi%20sims%20death&st=cse

Here is Naomi Sims' interview by Diana Lurie and photographs by Neal Barr. You may need to use your computer's ZOOM IN (+) button to read the text.











These photos and interview can be found in Naomi Sims' Portfolio Album: Ladies Home Journal Magazine, November 1968.

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Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist