Katoucha Niane
Katoucha Niane is sometimes referred to the first African woman to attain stardom on the catwalk, she died recently - Feb 28, 2008 being 47 years young.
I just then, managed to find her website [ http://www.katoucha-niane.com ] so thought some pictures of her beauty might be appreciated here.
Images taken from; http://www.katoucha-niane.com - I personally prefer her portrait photos to her modelling ones but YMMV. If you want a translation, I can provide a rough one for most parts of the site.