Many years ago, Beverly Johnson was one of the original “supermodels.” She walked on the runways of fashion shows around the world. Today, Johnson is 69 years old. She is not letting her age stop her from walking the runways again. She has a simple answer for why she decided to return to the fashion world during New York Fashion week: She was asked to. Johnson, a writer and businesswoman, helped to break barriers for other Black women in the modeling industry. In 1974 at the age of 22, she appeared on the cover of the American Vogue magazine. This made her that magazine’s first Black cover model. She had great success in her modeling career. She became a sought-after face for many years, appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines. During this year’s Spring New York Fashion Week, Johnson walked the fashion runways for designers Sergio Hudson and Bibhu Mohapatra. She was the last model to walk in the Mohapatra show on February 15. The crowd clapped and cheered when they recognized her.
Title: Famous 69-year-old Model Returns to Fashion Show
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5448/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Famous 69-year-old Model Returns to Fashion Show' data-article-id='6038'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7125'>Many years ago, Beverly Johnson was one of the original “supermodels.” </span> <span data-start-time='7125' data-end-time='14167'>She walked on the runways of fashion shows around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='14167' data-end-time='17729'>Today, Johnson is 69 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='17729' data-end-time='24500'>She is not letting her age stop her from walking the runways again. </span> <span data-start-time='24500' data-end-time='33771'>She has a simple answer for why she decided to return to the fashion world during New York Fashion week: </span> <span data-start-time='33771' data-end-time='37438'>She was asked to.</span> <span data-start-time='37438' data-end-time='47208'>Johnson, a writer and businesswoman, helped to break barriers for other Black women in the modeling industry. </span> <span data-start-time='47208' data-end-time='57167'>In 1974 at the age of 22, she appeared on the cover of the American Vogue magazine. </span> <span data-start-time='57167' data-end-time='61854'>This made her that magazine’s first Black cover model. </span> <span data-start-time='61854' data-end-time='66771'>She had great success in her modeling career. </span> <span data-start-time='66771' data-end-time='76958'>She became a sought-after face for many years, appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines.</span> <span data-start-time='76958' data-end-time='90063'>During this year’s Spring New York Fashion Week, Johnson walked the fashion runways for designers Sergio Hudson and Bibhu Mohapatra. </span> <span data-start-time='90063' data-end-time='97771'>She was the last model to walk in the Mohapatra show on February 15. </span> <span data-start-time='97771' data-end-time='102396'>The crowd clapped and cheered when they recognized her.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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