Barbara Cheeseborough (née Bowman) (March 14, 1946 – October 24, 2013) was an American fashion model of the 1960s and 1970s, known for promoting an Afrocentric style.

Biography

Cheeseborough was born March 14, 1946, in

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. After her marriage to William Edward Cheeseborough, a fashion photographer, she moved to

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to begin a career in fashion modelling. Her career spanned 20+ years and she appeared in ''Essence'', ''Bazaar'', ''Redbook'', ''Vogue'' and ''Cosmopolitan'' magazines. She famously appeared on the cover of the first issue of '' Essence Magazine'' in 1970. Her appearance on the cover of ''Essence'' was described by NPR (National Public Radio) of as "the first to show an Afrocentric beauty standard when millions of young women were casting about for a kind of beauty they could identify with and replicate." Cheeseborough also appeared on the 1970 debut album of the band Funkadelic, as well as the iconic cover of their third release ''

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'' in 1971. Cheeseborough died on October 24, 2013, of

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at the age of 67.

References

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