Veronica Webb

Veronica Webb is an American model, writer, and television personality. 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. 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.

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.

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. The couple divorced in 2009. She later married Chris Del Gatto.

Filmography 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

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 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"