‘That’s Beverly Johnson NOT Iman!’ Cindy Crawford tags the WRONG supermodel in International Women’s Day post… then DELETES fan comments pointing out the snafu
- Cindy Crawford incorrectly tagged Iman instead of Beverly Johnson in a picture celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday morning
- The 55-year-old supermodel attempted to pay homage to the women in the industry which made her a household name as she shared a throwback
- Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Cindy marked Beverly’s picture with Iman’s name, sparking a war of words online
- Cindy later corrected the mistake, and comments by fans pointing out the snafu have since been removed
Cindy Crawford incorrectly tagged supermodel Iman instead of Beverly Johnson in a picture celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday morning.
The 55-year-old supermodel attempted to pay homage to the women in the industry which made her a household name as she shared a throwback with a host of models.
But eagle-eyed fans noticed that Cindy marked Beverly’s picture with Iman’s name, sparking a war of words online on a day meant to uplift and encourage women around the world.
Oh no: Cindy Crawford incorrectly tagged Iman instead of Beverly Johnson in a picture celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday morning
She stood alongside Linda Evangelista, Lauren Hutton, Beverly Johnston, Christy Turlington Burns and Naomi Campbell.
‘Where would I be without strong women in my life?’ Crawford captioned the snap. ‘Today we celebrate all the fearless women who paved the way for us — and our daughters.’
Instagram user @BriaHuff was quick to point out: ‘That is not Iman. That is Beverly Johnson.’
Many followers caught on to the massive mistake as Frank Menden noted, ‘That’s Beverly Johnson, not Iman!’
Whoops: But eagle-eyed fans noticed that Cindy marked Beverly’s picture with Iman’s name, sparking a war of words online on a day meant to uplift and encourage women around the world
She knows the handle: Cindy’s previously posted about having a real ‘girl crush moment’ when she ran into Iman in New York city, and correctly tagged the supermodel on her Instagram account, @The_Real_Iman
Nearly an hour after posting the photo with the tag of Iman, Cindy updated her post to reflect the new tag with Beverly’s name, and deleted a host of comments.
It’s unclear if Cindy was responsible for the post on her personal account or if a social media manager handles the content on her page.
Cindy’s previously posted about having a real ‘girl crush moment’ when she ran into Iman in New York city, and correctly tagged the supermodel on her Instagram account, @The_Real_Iman.
Model behavior: The women have been mainstays in the industry for decades having ruled the runways as the most influential faces of the ’90s; Cindy and Beverly seen in 1990
The women have been mainstays in the industry for decades having ruled the runways as the most influential faces of the ’90s.
Johnson famously ushered in a new era for Vogue as the first Black model to star on its cover in August 1974.
‘Forty-six years after my Vogue cover, I want to move from being an icon to an iconoclast and continue fighting the racism and exclusion that have been an ugly part of the beauty business for far too long,’ Johnson told the Washington Post.
In an interview with People Magazine last summer, Johnson spoke in detail about her struggles with racism in the fashion industry
In a wide-ranging piece, Johnson revealed she first experienced racism when she was ’12 or 13′ as white neighborhood kids threw bottles and yelled the N-word at her when she would ride her bike. (Beverly grew up in Buffalo, New York.)
The racism continued into her pioneering modelling career and says that there is still much more change to be addressed in the fashion world today.
Last year, her former publicist accused Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour of being rude to his supermodel client, adding how hard he had to work to score his client an invite to Vogue’s 100th anniversary party in 1992.
Hester said that Johnson was nearly snubbed at the 1992 bash, in an interview with PageSix. ‘Beverly made history as the first African American model to grace the cover of Vogue and they refused to invite her,’ he said.
Legend: Johnson famously ushered in a new era for Vogue as the first Black model to star on its cover in August 1974
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