B. Smith
24 Aug 1949 – 22 Feb 2020
Smith, began her career as a model in the 1960s and became the one of the first African American women on Mademoiselle's cover, in July 1976. Smith expanded her modeling career by becoming a lifestyle guru, a restaurateur and a TV host. She hosted a nationally syndicated talk show, "B. Smith With Style," in the mid-1990s. She also ran restaurants in New York and Washington, D.C., and wrote books on cooking and entertaining. Smith's line of home goods was sold in Bed, Bath & Beyond, making it the first line by African American woman to be sold at a nationwide retailer, according to her we
