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Maria Borges Becomes the First Model to Walk the Victoria’s Secret Runway With Natural Hair

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The 30 Most Beautiful Black Women in History

photos.essence.com ESSENCE.com staffers are constantly debating about who are the most beautiful black women of all time. Since we're smack in the middle of Women's History Month, we thought it was the perfect time to, for once and for all, compile our definite list! From Pam Grier to Dorothy Dandridge, here are our picks for the 30 most ravishing African-American women in all of history.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LATE GREAT, MS HAZEL SCOTT!

Hazel Dorothy Scott was an internationally known jazz and classical pianist and singer; she also performed as herself in several films. She was prominent as a jazz singer throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

In 1950, she became the 1st woman of color to have her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show, featuring a variety of entertainment. To evade the political persecution of artists in the McCarthy era, Scott moved to Paris in the late 1950s and performed in France, not returning to the United States until 1967.

Born in Port of Spain, Hazel was taken at the age of four by her mother to New York. Recognized early as a musical prodigy, Scott was given scholarships from the age of eight to study at the Juilliard School. She began performing in a jazz band in her teens and was performing on radio at age 16.

On October 2, 1981, Hazel Scott died of cancer at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

She was 61 years old, and survived by her son Adam Clayton Powell III.

She was buried at Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, near other musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Johnny Hodges, and Dizzy Gillespie.

LEGACY:
🎹Scott was best-known internationally as a performer of jazz.

🎹She was also accomplished in politics, leading the way for African Americans in entertainment and film; and was successful in dramatic acting and classical music.

🎹She was noted for her swinging style, performing at the Milford Plaza Hotel in her last months.

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Also Happy Birthday to Jimmy Cliff. Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948)is a Jamaican ska & reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.