If you mean the first in the New York fashion magazine world, including the Ford Agency, her name is Barbara Summers. This was in the late 1960s. Her books and her blog are on
Amazon:
Black and Beautiful: How Women of Color Changed the Fashion Industry
Skin Deep: Inside the World of Black Fashion Models
Zelda Wynn Valdes, although Kimora Lee Simmons of Baby Phat would probably be the first successful designer designing "affordable" line.
well a lot of people say that Tyra Banks was the first African American model and i think that is correct so the first African American model is tyra banks
Sean John FUBU
Madam c.j. walker
nyomme sims
Jenne Paquin(1869-1936) She was a leading French fashion designer, known for her resolutely modern and innovative designs.
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
he was the very first african american in space
An African-American didn't invent the helicopter.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was the first African American heart surgeon.
oscar de la renta
Norrell
Mckinley Thompson, worked at ford as the first black automotive designer back in 1956.
His name is Jordan Taylor Davis
Though he wasn't the first of the Victorian fashion designer, Charles Frederick Worth was one of the first to become a big name in the fashion industry.
Charles Fredrick Worth is first well known fashion designer through his use of clothing labels as he was the only designer using them.
Stella McCartney is a fashion designer with a fashion house that bears her name. She showed her first collection in Paris, France in 2001.
In 18th century
Coco Chanel was the first fashion designer to introduce a perfume. BTW did u get this question from TIME FOR KIDS.
Jenne Paquin(1869-1936) She was a leading French fashion designer, known for her resolutely modern and innovative designs.
Charles Frederick Worth
It depends on what kind of fashion designer you are(independent,work for a company,etc.). Most designers do not earn alot of money at first.