It is with great sadness that I report, for the first time since I started this blog, the death of a woman I have featured here.
Naomi Sims, the first major black fashion model in history and a successful businesswoman in the fashion and beauty industry, died of cancer this past Saturday. I didn't even know she was ill, but she had apparently been fighting cancer for awhile. Having made it through a tough childhood and having successfully battled racism in modeling and sexism in business, this disease proved to be the one thing Naomi Sims could not overcome.
I am shocked, and very saddened. She was great lady, and a wonderful role model for all people, not just those of her race and her gender.
Long ago I stated as a ground role that deceased women are not considered for inclusion on my blog. The pictures of Naomi Sims I've already posted on this blog will remain, as I posted them when she was very much alive. I will not, however, post any more pictures of her going forward.
The world is a little less beautiful with this loss. RIP. :-(
(Back with more pictures later.)
3 comments:
Ms. Sims was a modeling icon... classy, classic beauty. RIP
AJM, Wellesley, MA
Thank you for this post. I just found out about her passing and don't know much about here. Please, when you have time, post more...
rhartworks: As I said, I don't post pictures of deceased women on my blog, but I posted several pictures of her earlier when she was alive. Go to the November 2006 and March 2009 archives to see them. I also wrote about her on my main blog at www.stevenmaginnis.blogspot.com. You can access that by going to the March 2009 archives.
AJM: I agree with everything you said.
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