The Resume

(March 30, 1949-August 1, 2009)
Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Top model of the 1960s and 1970s
Cover model for Essence, Life, Ladies Home Journal and Cosmopolitan Magazines

Why she might be annoying:

At 13, she was already 5'10.
She dropped out of the Fashion Institute of Technology to model.
She appeared in ads for Virginia Slims cigarettes.
She refused the role of 'Cleopatra Jones' due to the film's racial stereotypes.
She sells a line of 'ethnic' wigs.

Why she might not be annoying:

She is the first black model to gain international fame.
She was bullied in school over her height and dark complexion.
Her family urged her to be proud of her looks.
She broke down barriers for Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell.
She authored several books detailing black women's beauty needs.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Amazon Women
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 03]
• Black and Beautiful
• Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3301949)
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 60)
• I Married Outside My Race
• Look at My Autographed Photo
• Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Attendees [May 2005]
• Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Honorees [May 2005]
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18257)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 76 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 124 Votes: 56.45% Annoying