Found out at NBC news of the passing of the celebrated restaurateur and model B. Smith.
Smith, 70, began her career as a model in the 1960s and became the very first African-American women on Mademoiselle's cover in July 1976. Smith expanded her modeling career by becoming a lifestyle guru, restaurateur and TV host.
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