Joan Smalls Is First Black Model To Cover Vogue Italia In Four Years

Joan Smalls is well on her way to becoming the world’s next Supermodel. Besides being a Victoria’s Secret Angel, one of two featured models in Chanel’s Spring 2012 campaign and the face of Estee Lauder, Joan Smalls has stormed the catwalk at some of the most important shows of Fashion Month including Dolce & Gabbana. And she isn’t stopping there! Joan made history as the first African-American woman to grace the cover of Vogue Italia in four years, which is a significantly long amount of time without a model of color following the magazine’s highly-successful all-black issue. Interesting.