In 1966, Donyale Luna graced the March cover of British Vogue. A Detroit native, Luna is widely considered to be the world’s first Black supermodel and served as one of the inspirations for the 1975 Diana Ross film Mahogany.

Sources to learn more about Luna:

http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,840625-1,00.html

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/donyale-luna-model-vogue

https://www.thecut.com/2013/07/first-black-supermodel-whom-h ...