African American model, business woman and author , dies at the young age of 61. The beautiful Naomi Sims lost her battle to breast cancer this past weekend. Naomi was one of the first black models to ever grace the covers of prestigious fashion magazines. She was offered the role of Cleopatra Jones but turned it down because of the racist portrayal of black people! She later retired from the modeling industry wrote a few books and started a wig line that grew into a multi-million dollar beauty empire! Naomi also helped teenage girls by writing an advice column featured in Right On! magazine. Although she was often turned down and told “NO” because her skin was too dark, nothing stopped Naomi from reaching and surpassing her goals! Naomi Sims~Model, Business Woman and Author…Rest In Peace.

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