Black Beauties: 10 Iconic Vintage Magazine Covers

Enjoy these stunning superstars during Black History Month.

Eartha Kitt - In honor of Black History Month, we're looking back at some of the most iconic magazine covers featuring women of color. From fashion It girls Beverly Johnson and Naomi Campbell to Hollywood darlings Eartha Kitt and Dorothy Dandridge, these women were the face of their generation and paved the way for a new crop of Black cover stars to shine. By Metanoya Z. Webb  We wish JET still produced covers like this. Eartha Kitt was styled provocatively, but still tastefully, on the magazine’s Love in Africa, July 31, 1952 issue.   (Photo: JET Magazine, July 1952)
Diana Ross - The superstar's iconic 1970 Ebony cover needs to be framed, hung and idolized. She is fashion. She is style. She is history.   (Photo: EBONY Magazine, 1970)
Donyale Luna - Donyale Luna became the first African-American model to appear on the cover of a Vogue magazine, the March 1966 British issue.  (Photo: Courtesy of Vogue) 
Naomi Campbell - In the late '80s, Naomi Campbell was just as fierce as she is today. The supermodel is giving us androgynous equestrian in an embellished fedora, velvet tie, tailored blazer and collared blouse for Vogue Paris, August 1988. Haute.   (Photo: VOGUE Paris, 1988)She Got Her Own - Although Tyra was taking the industry by storm, she has said it was still difficult to be a Black model in an industry dominated by white models. After noticing that she didn’t make as much money as some of her counterparts, she formed a corporation in 1991 called Tygirl Inc. to manage her own career.   (Photo: Courtesy Elle Magazine Germany)

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Diana Ross - The superstar's iconic 1970 Ebony cover needs to be framed, hung and idolized. She is fashion. She is style. She is history. (Photo: EBONY Magazine, 1970)

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