{"product_id":"the-face-that-changed-it-all-a-memoir-9781476774411","title":"The Face That Changed It All: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revelatory and redemptive memoir from Beverly Johnson  the first black supermodel to grace the cover of Vogue  and who  over five hundred magazine covers later  remains one of the most successful glamour girls ever.  In The Face That Changed It All  Beverly Johnson brings her own passionate and deeply honest voice to the page to chronicle her childhood growing up as a studious  and sometimes bullied  bookworm during the socially conscious  racially charged 60s. Initially drawn to a career in law due to the huge impact the Civil Rights movement had on her life  Beverly eventually made her mark as the first black cover model of American Vogue in 1974. A successful three-decade career in modeling followed.  Offering glamorous tales about the hard partying of the 1970s and Hollywood during the 80s and early 90s  Johnson details her many encounters and fascinating friendships with the likes of Jackie Kennedy  Halston  Calvin Klein  and Andy Warhol  as well as stars such as Elizabeth Taylor  Michael Jackson  Eddie Murphy  Jack Nicholson  Keith Richards  and Warren Beatty. But not everything that glitters is gold  and Johnsons memoir reveals the countless demons she wrestled with over the course of her storied career. She brings us into the heart of her struggles with racism  drug addiction  divorce  and a prolonged child custody battle over her daughter that tested her fortitude and sanity. She shares for the first time intimate details surrounding her love affair with the late tennis icon Arthur Ashe  giving little known insight into the heart  mind  and spirit of the revered tennis legend. She also pays homage to her mentor  the late Naomi Sims  while lifting the veil off the complicated  catty  and often times tense relationships between black models during her fashion heyday. Familiar names from the catwalk  such as Pat Cleveland and Iman  appear regularly in her story  illustrating how each had to fight various battles to survive not just the system at large  but each other.  Featuring gorgeous  never-before-seen photos from Johnsons childhood and modeling days  The Face That Changed It All gives a no-holds-barred look at the lives of the rich  fabulous  and famous. It is also a story of failure and success in the upper echelons of the fashion world  and how Beverly Johnson emerged from her struggles smarter  happier  and stronger than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666361278517,"sku":"ByrdShop_1476774412","price":31.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781476774411.jpg?v=1782429767","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-face-that-changed-it-all-a-memoir-9781476774411","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}