Soror Beverly Johnson is an American supermodel, New York Times best-selling author, actress, and businesswoman. Soror Johnson made history when she became the first African American woman to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, forever changing the beauty ideal in the fashion world. She is a part of the Black List, a photographic assembly of 50 of the most influential African-Americans in America.
She became known as a “Modelpreneur,” supermodel and entrepreneur, and actively is involved in building the Beverly Johnson Luxurious Lifestyle Brand in the fashion, beauty, and media industries. Her remarkable career, which spans over five decades, is a showcase of accomplishments from model to mom to actress, author, activist, businesswoman, TV personality, and—finally—icon. As a trailblazing model in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and the 2000s, she appeared on more than 500 magazine covers from Vogue and Cosmopolitan to Glamour, Essence, Ebony, and French Elle. The New York Times named her as one of the 20th Century’s 100 Most Influential People in the Fashion Industry.
Soror Johnson is the author of several books including her New York Times best-selling memoir, The Face That Changed It All. She signed a production deal with Warner Brothers to produce her life story, as a limited series based on her memoir. Over her career, Soror Johnson has appeared in major motion pictures and developed her reality show, “Beverly’s Full House,” which aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She has made numerous appearances on many television shows, digital media, and internet platforms.
She is a regular keynote speaker and thought leader for organizations focused on beauty and fashion, women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, domestic violence, disrupt aging, discrimination in the fashion industry, women’s rights, diversity, inclusion, women’s health issues, and an AIDS activist.