Italian Vogue, Tracey "Africa" Norman's modeling career skyrocketed. In 1975, Norman memorably appeared on the front of a box of Clairol hair dye sold in drug stores across the U.S.
That color, Dark Auburn, Box 512, became one of Clairol's bestselling hair colors and Norman's image was used on the box for six years along with the words, "Born Beautiful." In the middle of this formidable rise, Norman was on set of a shoot for Essence magazine when she was outed. "And that's the day my career ended," she says. "Because the next day I called my agency and there was nothing."Now, Norman is celebrated as an early trailblazer.