Witness History: Black history - Beverly Johnson - Vogue's First Black Covergirl

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In 1974 American Vogue put a black model on its cover for the first time. We hear how Beverly Johnson made it to the front of the world's most famous fashion magazine.

Published on Wednesday, 2nd October 2013.

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