17 Facts About Beverly Johnson

Beverly Ann Johnson was born on October 13,1952 and is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman.

In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly's Full House that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Beverly Johnson was close to qualifying for the 1968 Olympics in the 100-yard freestyle event.

Beverly Johnson quickly landed an assignment with Glamour and began working steadily.

Beverly Johnson went on to appear on more than 500 magazine covers, including the August 1974 issue of Vogue, becoming the magazine's first African-American cover model for the US edition, after Donyale Luna's 1966 British Vogue cover.

Beverly Johnson appeared on the cover of Vogue again in June 1975 for their "American Woman" issue, and by then had become a runway model for the designer Halston.

Beverly Johnson's acting career consists of roles in the films Ashanti, The Meteor Man, Def Jam's How to Be a Player, and Crossroads.

Beverly Johnson served for two seasons as a celebrity judge on the TV Land series She's Got the Look, a reality series, where women aged over 35 compete for a modeling contract and magazine spread.

At the start of the series in 2008, Beverly Johnson shared that she and other models had suffered from anorexia and bulimia during her career.

Beverly Johnson had a brief singing career, releasing one album in 1979 on Buddah Records.

Beverly Johnson received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization's Model Pioneer Award at the United Nations in 2022, celebrating her as a trailblazer and innovator in her field.

Beverly Johnson said that Cosby spiked a cup of cappuccino with an unknown drug.

Beverly Johnson said she then screamed and cursed at him several times before Cosby got angry and dragged her outside and hailed a cab for her.

Subsequently, Cosby started a defamation lawsuit against Beverly Johnson, stating that she was lying about the drugging incident and contending that Beverly Johnson's story, first told in the Vanity Fair article, had been repeated in numerous interviews.

The lawsuit sought unspecified damages and an injunction to prevent Beverly Johnson from repeating her claims and to require her to remove them from her memoir.

Beverly Johnson gave birth to their daughter, Anansa Sims on December 27,1978, in New York City.

Beverly Johnson filed a restraining order against Noth, accusing him of physical, verbal and racial abuse.