better looking brothers and sisters at home? they wanted you? top modeling agencies wanted johns johnson, too. she signed with the renowned ford modeling agency and by 1972, she was a glamour cover girl. beverly, what did it feel like to be here in new york? i mean, at the top of your game? it really felt great. i mean, you know, that song is true. you make it here you ll make it anywhere. it s really true. you know, i had a real sense of accomplishment, and i was on top of the world. a world she was about to change in ways she never expected. you can say whatever you want. there would not be african-american models running up and down these runways and around the world without the past. that the pioneer woman beverly johnson was. she was the american black pioneer. becoming the first black