A Model Retrospective

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Veronica Webb

Karen Alexander

Beverly Johnson

Iman

Remember Veronica Webb?

(top: Veronica in a recent photo, bottom: Veronica from 'back in the day'.)

Veronica Webb was one of the supermodels of the 80's. I remember seeing her in most of the fashion magazines during that time and in her film role in Jungle Fever. She was one of my favorite models.

Ms Webb was born on 23rd February, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

She studied in Detroit and graduated from the Waldorf School in 1983. The same year, she moved to New York to pursue a college degree in design.

She was noticed by a make-up artist. Initially her modeling work was done alongside writing, journalism and reporting.

In the late 80's, Veronica lived in Paris at the house of designer Azzedine Alaia, among a group of personalities like Patrick Kelly, Tina Turner and Karl Lagerfeld. She really enjoyed interacting with these creative people at that time in her life.

Her brains, beauty and outgoing personality made her the perfect model for Revlon, the cosmetics giant and she became the first African-American woman to be offered a contract with a major cosmetics firm.

Her breathtaking good looks and personality have enabled Veronica Webb to make a name for herself in several fields. She has written several books and appeared as a correspondent for the TV show "Good Morning America."

In 1985 Webb made her feature film debut in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever. Her film credits include Animal Husbandry, The Big Tease and Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Jungle Fever. She has also been featured in a recurring role on the television show “Damon” and has appeared in “Just Shoot Me,” “Clueless” and Vogue magazine's syndicated style show Trend Watch.

Veronica has also been named on American Vogue's best dressed list three times.

Ms. Webb dedicates her time to several charitable organizations: LIFEBeat, Product Red and the RPM Nautical Foundation.

She is married to George Robb and they have 2 daughters together: Leila Rose Robb (born October 12, 2002) and Molly Blue Robb (born May 21, 2004). They live in the Florida Keys.
Webb can currently be seen as a co-host on Bravo's Tim Gunn's Guide To Style.

Text Attribution: History Of Models.com/ Wikipedia