Nelson Mandela and Model Naomi Campbell EmbracingNaomi Campbell weeps with emotion as she embraces her hero Nelson Mandela. Former President of South Africa and longtime political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was held by the apartheid based government from 1964-1990 for sabotage. With the coming of a freer political climate, Nelson Mandela was released from his life sentence at Victor Vester Prison on February 11, of 1990. He went on to lead the African National Congress in negotiations with President F. W. de Klerk, that resulted in the end of apartheid and full citizenship for all South Africans. He and de Klerk received a joint Nobel Prize in 1993 for their efforts. Mandela was elected president in 1994. Date: February 01, 1998. Location: Cape Town, South Africa. Image: Louis Gubb
Model and Activist Waris Dirie. Date: March 01, 1992. Image: Nick Vaccaro
Fashion Model Iman and Norma Kamali. Date: ca. 1985. Image: Nick Elgar
West Indian Models Wearing African Style Prints.Paris fashions: Two of a group of Negro models from Martinique are shown as they modeled fashions by designer Martin at St. Germain des Pres. Date: June: 23, 1952. Location: Paris, France. Image: Bettmann Collection
