This image of top fashion model Naomi Sims is an outtake from the Oct. 17,1969 cover story - BLACK MODELS TAKE middle STAGE. Although the article focuses on many of the mighty successes that black women had made in the modeling industry, it does admit that there was still a long way to go. “Most black models still contain to depend on black publications for the bulk of their income and feel they contain not reached genuine equality. Naomi Sims is also quoted - I think for any young woman who qualifies, and modeling is the most splendid job to contain,but I wouldn’t want to continue in the highlight forever…To always be aware of your face, your figure, or to always contain to wonder if your hair and nails are perfect—it’s not healthy. perhaps for a few years. Not for a lifetime.” (Yale Joel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #LIFElegends #NaomiSims
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