Veronica Webb
Veronica Webb ( born February 23, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American model, presenter, author and actress. You got the first model with dark skin an advertising contract with a major international cosmetics company. Veronica Webb was seen on the cover of Vogue and Elle and walked the catwalk for Chanel and Victoria 's Secret in appearance.
Life and career
Webb graduated from the Detroit Waldorf School and then moved to New York City to study at the Parsons School for Design. After it was discovered in 1985 by a talent scout in the fashion industry and the first orders were received, she interrupted her studies in favor of a career as a model. After a long stay in Paris, she returned in the early 1990s back to New York and had in 1991 directed by Spike Lee made her film debut in the drama Jungle Fever. Other roles in dramas such as Spike Lee's Malcolm X ( 1992) or comedies like circus men (2001, with Ashley Judd ) followed. In 1992, she took the cosmetics company Revlon under contract.
In addition, Webb worked as a freelance editor for Interview magazine, wrote articles for Elle, the magazines and papers as well as details for the New York Times. In 1998 she published the book Veronica Webb Sight: Adventures in the Big City.
As a television presenter Webb has appeared in various fashion shows and acted as correspondent for the news program Good Morning America. In 2007 she was co-host of the first season of the reality show Tim Gunn's Guide to Style.
From 2002 to 2009 Webb was married to the underwater archaeologist George Robb, with whom she has two daughters.