Darine Stern was the first black model to grace the cover of Playboy Magazine. Stern landed the cover of the October 1971 issue, its been a classic cover ever since.
BLACK HISTORY FASHION REPORT: “BLACK MODELS TAKE CENTER STAGE”
Before a Naomi Campbell there was Naomi Sims. Sims appeared on the front cover Life magazine October 1969. “Black Models Take Center Stage.”