• Before Fenty there was Iman and Naomi Sims

    Iman applies her makeup backstage before the Bill Blass Fall 1986 fashion show.
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    Iman applies her makeup backstage before the Bill Blass Fall 1986 fashion show.

  • Before Fenty there was Iman and Naomi Sims

    Businesswoman, author and model Naomi Sims talks to WWD about the state of black beauty, 1975.
    Image Credit: Nick Machalaba/WWD

    Businesswoman, author and model Naomi Sims talks to WWD about the state of black beauty, 1975.

  • Before Fenty there was Iman and Naomi Sims

    Linda Johnson and Eunice Johnson of Ebony/Jet magazines and Fashion Fair attend a party for the debut of Emlin cosmetics line in Chicago, 1977.
    Image Credit: Bruce Paulson/WWD

    Linda Johnson and Eunice Johnson of Ebony/Jet magazines and Fashion Fair attend a party for the debut of Emlin cosmetics line in Chicago, 1977.

  • Before Fenty there was Iman and Naomi Sims

    Iman makes a personal appearance at her Henri Bendel's cosmetic counter event, 2001.
    Image Credit: John Calabrese/WWD

    Iman makes a personal appearance at her Henri Bendel’s cosmetic counter event, 2001.

  • Before Fenty there was Iman and Naomi Sims

    Businesswoman Barbara Walden founder of Barbara Walden Cosmetics talks to WWD about black beauty, 1979.
    Image Credit: Nick Machalaba/WWD

    Businesswoman Barbara Walden founder of Barbara Walden Cosmetics talks to WWD about black beauty, 1979.

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