Beverly Johnson Recalls a Very Skeptical Newsstand Guy
The cover was historic. When the August 1974 issue of Vogue arrived with Beverly Johnson on the front, it marked the first time in the magazine’s history that an African-American model had been showcased in such a fashion.
To mark the issue’s 40th-year anniversary, Women’s Wear Daily New York correspondent Rosemary Feitelberg recently caught up with Johnson and got this great memory:
“I was in my first New York apartment on the East Side — mattress on the floor, candles,” Johnson said.
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