Naomi Sims, First Black Supermodel, Dies of Cancer at 61

Naomi Sims on the cover of Life in 1969. Naomi Sims , a fashion model who broke down race barriers when she appeared in ads and on magazine covers in the late 1960s, died of cancer in Newark, New Jersey Saturday.

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