As It Happens24:40This trailblazing Black model helped change the face of fashion — over and over again
Bethann Hardison says she’s never been an ambitious person.
It might seem hard to believe given all she’s accomplished. A pioneering model, agent and activist, Hardison has been credited with changing the game for Black people in the fashion and modelling industry, increasing diversity on the runway and in magazines, and paving the way for today’s Black superstars.
But she says she never saw the full scope of her impact until she co-directed and starred in a new documentary about her own life and legacy.
“I never
