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Tuesday, 13 May 2008

TOP 10 Black Beauty Endorsers

See who's the Top 10 Black Beauty Endorsers here...

 

Rihanna is one of the newest faces of CoverGirl cosmetics.  She signed on in December of 2006, stating: "I've loved makeup and dreamed of being a CoverGirl since I was a little girl." She has also recently endorsed Venus razors for women.

Beyonce represents for L'Oreal. The singer signed a five-year contract for $4.7 million in 2004 that requires her to work 10-12 days a year. I, too would be smiling.

Gabrielle Union signed on to endorse Neutrogena products in 2004.  Great skin is the foundation of stunning beauty, and she proves it.

Halle Berry has  been a Revlon spokesperson since 1996.  Other women of color  featured in Relvon campaigns include Lucy Liu and Eva Mendes, but none other has had Halle's staying power.

Kerry Washington has appeared in ads for H.I.P. (High Intensity Pigment) cosmetics for L'Oreal, the first campaign in her contract.  Kerry says of her endorsement: "It's really exciting for me to be one of the faces of L'Oreal and to be working with a company that has historically represented so many different kinds of women with different kinds of skin color."

Queen Latifah has her own make-up line called the 'CoverGirl Queen Collection.' The Web site for her line features tools to help you match colors perfectly with your skin.

Iman, after thirty years in the fashion and beauty biz, now has her own super-successful make-up line: Iman Cosmetics. Launched in 1994, her line features foundation available in 16 shades geared towards women of color.

Veronica Webb was the first black model to receive an exclusive contract from a major cosmetics company.  Her Revlon contract lasted from 1992-95. You can now find her flexing her fashion expertise as a co-host on 'Tim Gunn's Guide To Style.'

Beverly appeared in a ground-breaking ad for Revlon in 1989 featuring all black models. Before the '90s, black models rarely appeared in make-up ads for mainstream lines.

Tyra won a CoverGirl make-up contract in 1997. This is also the year that she covered Sports Illustrated by herself, a first for an African-American woman.

 

Supermodels Gone W!ld!

According to Style Spotter, there are some Supermodels who has gone wild and became naughty. And why the public still loves them? Find out why...

 

Kimora Lee Simmons is fabulous, but more than a little grating on the nerves.  Despite this, Simmons has found success taking her diva attitude to the airwaves on her hit reality TV series.  But in her mug shot for her 2004 arrest for possessing marijuana, eluding police, careless driving, tailgating and driving with a broken brake light, Kimora is all smiles.  See--she canbe nice sometimes. (Photo: Johnny Nunez, WireImage.com)

Kate Moss became a top model during the '90s for a controversial look deemed "heroin chic," which opponents believed encouraged drug use and anorexia.  After hooking up with rocker Pete Doherty, Kate's reputation took a turn for the worse as Doherty's drug busts constantly brought her name into gossip headlines.  Then in 2005, London's Daily Mirror ran photos of Kate Moss using drugs herself. (Photo: Rosie Greenway, Getty Images)

 Tyra Banks has parlayed her beauty and charm into two television series in which she expresses her complete self-absorption.  On her daytime television show, Banks is famous for turning every conversation into a discussion of herself.  On 'America's NextTop Model,' Banks appears to relish tearing into the egos of the young women in her care.  But it does make for good television. (Photo: KMazur, WireImage.com)

Many believe that Gia Carangi was actually the world's first supermodel, a star of the '70s whose unique posing style is still emulated today.  Back then, cocaine use, pill-popping and intense clubbing were the norm at famous locales like Studio 54.  Gia's behavior went from bad to tragic as she became addicted to heroin. She died from AIDS at 26. (Photo: Andrea Blanch, Getty Images)

Janice Dickinson, the self-proclaimed world's "first supermodel," has taken bad model behavior to new heights during her recently revitalized career. A fashion star who traveled the world partying and posing in the '70s and '80s, Janice has returned to the pop culture scene as a panty-flashing reality TV star. Dickinson's surgicalized face and outrageous outbursts make people stop, stare and cringe. (Photo: Michael Buckner, Getty Images)

Grace Jones seems to willingly cultivate an image of eccentricity and excess. On her official Web site, Grace states: "I believe in having certain releases,certain outlets. One has to indulge. If you don't indulge you don't live -- might as well be dead." Okay, Grace... (Photo: Evan Agostini, Getty Images)