Top 24 Quotes & Sayings by Beverly Johnson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American model Beverly Johnson.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Beverly Ann Johnson is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974. In 1975, Johnson became the first black woman to appear on the cover of the French edition of Elle. In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly's Full House that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The New York Times named Johnson one of the 20th century's most influential people in fashion in 2008.

American - Model | Born: October 13, 1952

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My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'

Beverly Johnson

Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery.

Beverly Johnson

Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.

Beverly Johnson

Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom.

Beverly Johnson

Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.

Beverly Johnson

There's not a hair extension or a makeup artist that can make me feel the way I feel when i give back

Beverly Johnson

When I went to Fashion Week, I was very disappointed by how few women of color were in those shows. I do speak to the younger girls, and I hear them when they say they're not getting the big contracts or into the big shows. So, to sum it up, it seems that whenever we take a couple of steps forward, we take a few more backwards.

Beverly Johnson

Once a Supermodel, always a Supermodel.

Beverly Johnson

Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom. I tried acting and all of the arts, I even put out a record album, but what I like the most is business, which is where I am now.

Beverly Johnson

There's so much more purpose behind my getting up in the morning. Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.

Beverly Johnson

My daughter decided to embrace and celebrate who she was. She was a size 2 at one time, but she decided she didn't want to be hungry anymore. I think that's how you turn it around. Today, more and more designers are recognizing how lucrative that market is.

Beverly Johnson

Heartbreak taught me that you can rise from the ashes and get over anything.

Beverly Johnson

I’m elated. I guess it’s better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It’s fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I’m happy they got there in the end. I adore her style. She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.

Beverly Johnson

95% of being a success in the competitive world of fashion is just showing up on time and being there. I don't know how I knew that when I was younger. You have to stick around for people to remember you.

Beverly Johnson

My dean gave me permission to model during my work semester, even though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don't know whether I'd ever have become a model if he hadn't let me do that.

Beverly Johnson

There was a show in which these scientists shared the secrets of the world's oldest living people, people still functioning past 100 years-old. They found that they exercised everyday, they ate in proportion, that they had a social network of family and friends, and that they had some sort of faith. So, that's what I'm doing now, very consciously. Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.

Beverly Johnson

Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery

Beverly Johnson

Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.

Beverly Johnson

I was supposedly living this glamorous life, but I was crippled by the idea of growing old and where do I go next? The whole age thing—in our industry, it's everything.

Beverly Johnson

My daughter has fulfilled all of my dreams, because she has a BA and MBA in business. She's both a financial analyst and a plus-size model. She has the best of both worlds because, in modeling, you have to have something to fall back on.

Beverly Johnson