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She became one of the first successful black models while still in her teens, and achieved worldwide recognition from the late 1960s into the early 1970s, appearing on the covers of prestigious fashion and popular magazines. The New York Times wrote that "appearance as the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is Beautiful movement"^[1][6]. She also appeared on the cover of the October 17, 1969 issue of Life magazine.^[7]

Sims decided to go into the beauty business for herself after modelling. In 1973, she retired from modeling to start her own business which created a successful wig collection fashioned after the texture of straightened black hair. It eventually expanded "into a multimillion-dollar beauty empire and at least five books on modeling and beauty."^[1]

She authored several books on modeling, health, and beauty, including All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman, How to Be a Top Model and All About Success for the Black Woman, as well as an advice column for teenage girls in Right On! magazine.

Fernmitchell states on their website, "Naomi Sims, one of the top African-American businesswomen in the United States, began her career as the first black supermodel. According to Essence magazine, 'Never had a model so dark-skinned received so much exposure, praise, and professional prestige.'" The site continues saying,

Struggled to Begin Modeling Career

At 5'10", with dark skin, Sims had not been considered particularly attractive as a teenager. "Black wasn't beautiful then," she said in Black Enterprise. "The darker your skin, the less good-looking you were considered; and I was too tall, and too skinny." In the wake of the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement, however, the idea that only light-skinned women were attractive was being called into question.

Manual for Models by Jennifer Delano

Hundreds of models visited the only consultancy for artists, The Artist Advice with questions about their modeling career. As a result, the owner Jennifer Delano wrote early 2009 the first manual that is not about her own career, but totally focuses on the new generation models: "Getting there as ... a model! The route ....... for your successful start as a model'

The book is based on a roadmap. Written in simple language the book explains what you can do beside working for a top management. The book focuses on the 98% models that won't get the chance to work international. It explains how to work, how to handle the industry and to arrange a fee for your work. The book also provided information about working areas close to modelling like acting, to present and the right addresses.

Getting there as... a model! Is a dutch book written by Jennifer Delano with the name 'Bereik je doelen als... Model!' based on the theory that PR is the key to success. After finding a publisher in the USA it will be available in English.

Jennifer Delano is the owner of The Artist Advice and JenJenPR. Besides providing training, she brought thousands of artists successful to work in the modelling / acting industry. She organised successfully various catwalkshows including the internationally published Orange Catwalk. More information about the book (Dutch)

http://www.shaker-media.eu/nl/catalogue/index.asp?ISBN=978-90-489-0022-0&ID=2

Liz has just returned from LA, where she has signed to star as "Alice" in the Steampunk fantasy "The Road to Xibalba", an all-CGI adventure romance with Mayan undertones for which she will become a new sexy type of "toon" in a Victorian Sci-Fi world. and has also committed to starring in the new film The Operative: Red Dawn. Liz is a warm welsh tv presenter/ actress (BBC, ITV, ITV 1 Wales, Sky) and currently presents QuizCall on Channel 5 every Saturday night. The former Miss Great Britain is also the face of PEARL DROPS Replenishing whites toothpaste worldwide, the tv commercial has recently gone to 5 other countries as well as the UK. Catch Lizs 4 part series on FashionTV following her as she shoots her new international campaign as the face of 'Dream' Perfume by french couture designer Rachel Elbaz. Also look out for her image all across London last winter. Liz will adorn billboards, buses, tv  in the UK, Paris, Moscow, Dubai with 'Dream'.
 
 

" Philippe Laurent is a plastic artist, musicien and designer.
Graphic codes or digital codes, plastic arts or music, the approach of Philippe Laurent is a research on the perception of the signs and the symbols.
Multi-media artist, he has always been opened to new technologies, whether it is to compose its musical works or to complete its graphic work. His cross disciplinaries shows in France and Germany in the Nineties landmarked in the design of complex works mixing various advanced techniques.
His paintings, illusions of calligraphies on monochromic funds, are a question opened on the relationship between signs and meanings. Philippe Laurent develops ideograms halfway between figuration and abstraction, while endeavouring never repeating the same figure twice, like a writing of another continent or of an original language, a code which would have preceded all the other languages and which would have been lost.
This game on ambiguity asks the fundamental question of the ontological statute of the text in our western societies.
Philippe Laurent comes from a long personal study on the shape of the initiatory symbols and the letters to lead to sublimes alphabets esoteric. "

Thême of  work in general: signs, symbols, writings & codes: 
http://3lights.site.voila.fr  (plastic art)
http://www.atelier-nocturne.com  (video, staging, music)
http://operator.site.voila.fr  (photo)
 
" About work of 131 feets (40 meters):
Of course, the required result of this work is not to beat a record length. 
The idea is to carry out a continuous line without taking account of the limits of the walls, and without the usual limits of the support of calligraphy. It is a little as if the signs were directly on the wall.
The other interesting aspect is that the pieces will be dispersed by the sales and will be in places moved away, like a code become indecipherable by the separation. "
Exhibition: March 20 > April 20 2009
in Kymara Gallery
2 Main Street Suite 220, Building 17, The North Dam Mill
Biddeford, ME 04005, Portland-Maine- USA 

next exhibitions :
* Kymara Gallery, The North Dam Mill, 2 Main St. Biddeford, Maine04005 USA
- March 20 > April 20
 
* Bocca, Poughkeepsie, NY USA,
- May 2009
 
* Exhibition-sale of one photo (series "electricity")
at Christie's 
9 avenue Matignon 75008 Paris - France
- June 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2009

Invited by the brazilian brand Iodice who produced the apparel of the singer Claudia leitte for her performance in Salvador,Nilva Campedelli breed her stylish caps with a great sense of colors and folk material like feathers inspired by the sketchs presented for Iodice few days before the performance of the artist.

Like a great ad-libber she could do herself an amazing artwork,merrymaking,wich we can check out on the pictures of Claudia on scene,very exciting moments during one of the leaders carnival on the globe...Salvador ... 

Brazilian contemporary art ranks higher than ever on the international scene. Instead of highlighting trends, this NOVA ARTE NOVA exhibition attempts to present the wide diversity of topics and languages used by Brazilian artists.

From painting to sound installations, from sculptures to performances,this NOVA ARTE NOVA exhibition gathers items produced by creative spirits from all over the country,offering the public an opportunity to explore works by artists whose names are not yet well known...Not YET...They are current the latest generation of the plastic arts in Brazil.  Most of them are young artists,around thirty years old,who are making their mark through
original and coherent outputs.

Brazilian artists are featured at major art events all over the globe, their work often drawing much attention from foreign critics, the reason for this acknowledgment is their creative ability to articulate a critical and sophisticated rationale about the most important topics in today's world,developing new aesthetic and conceptual proposals.

I could check myself this event today, really pleasant ride in the Old historical downtown  of Sao Paulo,CCBB located at 112,Rua Alvares Penteado, rainy tropical afternoon with a lot of adventures in a abandoned beautiful chaotic center crossing a noise Samba school rehearsal!
I Love Brazil (*_*)

   Located at Avenida Paulista, the Art & Fashion Fair on Sunday morning is a great option and reason to get out of bed soon...populated by antiques and lookalikes alternative shops...
Not only that but get a walk in Avenida Paulista is a classic, something that I feel needed, is the most famous postcard from this enormous populated town...love it  

   I know it could seem a difficult mission for some but I keep doing and and it is not so bad.
Art admirer I can easily agree and meet few of the most adorable manifest
of the stuff, passing by the MASP (museo de art de Sao Paulo) to the other side of the road where you can get the most eclectic craft from south America...feel like a tourist in my own country, and it is fantastic!

   
  Another called religious stop is in the corner of Haddock Lobo in a tropical exotic fruit kiosk, you can choose, eat i use to call also a type of art,there you can just use what you want and raise your own super mix...
  Crossing back to the center is there now one of the most charming Brazilian "camden town"
exposing all the alternative design in clothing...accessory and decoration...you can also create your own...you can also raise your own board or collage...sticks and why not paint...
   Also dress,i love mix, and it is the best place to get it,eclectic,50s 60s 70s 80s...  belts,shirts,pants...superimpose...just play...easy, and the best,really good accessible prices,manufactured and unique,most of the times.
   After get in one of the most glam European style down to Oscar Freire,nice options for lunch and all the most popular brands from Brazil and out...but this ride better talk another time...