*In 2017, Black model
Slick Woods, born Simone Thompson, was one of the most recognizable faces of superstar singer Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line. Noted for her bald head, full lips and gapped teeth, Woods had taken modeling to new levels.
In 2019, Woods’ dentist noticed something suspicious during her routine dental appointment. After taking samples to be tested, several days later Woods received news that she had
stage 3 melanoma.
“I just dropped the phone. I couldn’t even cry,” Woods said in a phone interview with CNN Style. “It was so scary. The first thing I said to my doctor was at least I’m bald already.”