19th century Black supermodel to get London Blue Plaque
Throughout history there have been many women of African descent famed for their beauty, like Queen Nefertiti, the Queen of Sheba and of course Queen Cleopatra.
And for as long as humans have walked the earth the notion of beauty has been personal as well as cultural. It was the 19th century writer Margaret Wolfe Hungerford aka the Duchess who is credited with coining the phrase Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.