Veronica Webb
Veronica Webb is an American model, writer, and television personality. Veronica Webb was born in Detroit, she rose to prominence in the late 1980s and 1990s. She has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Essence, and Elle, and walked runways for designers including Gianni Versace, Azzedine Alaïa, Isaac Mizrahi, and Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel.
Veronica Webb

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- Name
- Veronica Webb
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Model
- Born
- 1965 · Detroit.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Detroit Waldorf School
- Languages
- English
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Biography
In 1992, Webb became the first Black model to sign an exclusive cosmetics contract, with Revlon. She has contributed essays to The New York Times, Elle, and Interview.

Veronica Webb, editor-at-large for Interview magazine, at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show, Bryant Park, New York City. September 9, 2007.
Photograph by Christopher Peterson, 2007 · http: Originally from en.wikipedia
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Veronica Webb • Birthplace — Detroit, Michigan, U.S. • Children — 2 • Occupation — * Model • actress • writer • Haircolor — Dark brown • Eyecolor — Brown • Agency — * Muse Management (New York) • d'management group (Milan)
Career
Career
Webb appeared on the covers of major magazines and walked for designers including Alaïa, Isaac Mizrahi, Karl Lagerfeld, and Todd Oldham. In 1992, she signed an exclusive cosmetics contract with Revlon, the first Black model to do so with a major cosmetics company. In 1995, she modeled for the first annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She appeared in the music video for New Order's "Round and Round" from their 1989 album Technique. In 1991, Webb made her feature film debut in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever. She has had television roles on Becker and Just Shoot Me!, and was the co-host of the first season of Bravo's Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. Webb has written essays and columns for Interview, Paper Magazine, Details, Elle, The Sunday Times, The New York Times Syndicate, Condé Nast's Cookie magazine, and Esquire.
Personal life
Personal life
Webb married George Robb in 2002. They have two daughters. The couple divorced in 2009. She later married Chris Del Gatto.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Episodes • 1996 — The Sunday Show — Episode 3.1 • 1996–1997 — Clueless — Supermodel — 2 episodes • 1997 — Just Shoot Me! — Herself — "The Devil and Maya Gallo" • 1998 — Damon — Tracy Warren — 2 episodes • 2000 — The West Wing — Herself — "20 Hours in L.A." • 2001 — Becker — Heidi — "The Princess Cruise" • 2001 — It's Like, You Know... — Herself — "Hoop Dreams"
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Artist — Title — 1985 — Scritti Politti — "Perfect Way" • 1989 — New Order — "Round & Round" • 1989 — Queen Latifah — "Dance for Me" • 1989 — Shirlee — "Unity 2" • 1995 — Jodeci — "Freek'n You"
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1965
Veronica Webb born at Detroit.
1998
Veronica Webb sight is dated 1998.
Film
• Year — Title — Role • 1991 — Jungle Fever — Vera • 1992 — Malcolm X — Sister Lucille Rosary • 1993 — For Love or Money — Model • 1998 — 54 — VIP Patron • 1998 — Holy Man — Diandre • 1999 — In Too Deep — Pam • 1999 — The Big Tease — Herself • 2001 — Zoolander — Herself • 2001 — Someone Like You — Herself • 2006 — Dirty Laundry — Susan
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- 1.Veronica Webb.
- 2.Veronica Webb – Model.
- 3.Veronica Webb Biography. All American Speakers.
- 4.Veronica Webb on the Revlon Ad That Changed It All. Allure. March 15, 2023.
- 5.More Than a Pretty Face, New York Times, June 19, 1994, p. V1.
- 6.Veronica Webb. Models.com.
- 7.Victoria's Secret: From 1995 To 2016. www.vogue.co.uk. November 27, 2016.
- 8.cerysmatic.factoryrecords.org. Round & Round (& Round & Round & Round & Round. 18 May 2017.
- 9."Legendary Fashionista: Veronica Webb" Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- 10.Gretta Monahan in, Veronica Webb out on 'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style'
- 11.Gretta Monahan replacing Veronica Webb on Tim Gunn's Guide To Style
- 12.Wood, Dana. Ship Shape. Cookie. Condé Nast.
- 13.Smith, Ray A. "Veronica Webb Keeps Order", Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2009.
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