PERSON: Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson Enterprises

CEO & Chair

Beverly Ann Johnson (born October 13, 1952) is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first Black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966. In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly’s Full House that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). In 2008, The New York Times named Johnson one of the 20th century’s most influential people in fashion.

Johnson has been married thrice. Her first marriage was to real estate agent Billy Potter in 1971, later divorcing in 1974. On May 8, 1977, Johnson, then aged 25, married 40-year-old businessman and music producer Danny Sims. She gave birth to their daughter, Anansa Sims on December 27, 1978, in New York City. Johnson and Sims divorced in 1979.

Johnson and actor Chris Noth were in a five-year relationship until 1995. She filed a restraining order against Noth, accusing him of physical, verbal and racial abuse.

On January 13, 2023, she married her longtime partner, Brian Maillian, a successful financier, Chairman and CEO of Whitestone Global Partners LLC.

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