Beverly Johnson‘s opening up about racism she says she confronted throughout her profession … however one second’s kinda new to her — regardless of taking place about 40 years in the past.

The 71-year-old — who turned the primary Black mannequin on the duvet of Vogue nearly 50 years in the past — revealed she as soon as went swimming at a resort … and so they drained the pool after she hopped out.

This is the deal … BJ advised Web page Six she pulled as much as Eileen Ford‘s ninetieth party again in 2012 — about two years earlier than EF died — and her buddies have been speaking in regards to the outdated days when somebody requested if she remembered a sure resort draining the pool again within the ’80s.

Bev says she was shocked — she had no concept that occurred manner again when … and although she did not learn about it again then, she’s positive it was racism. FYI, Johnson will not identify the resort … saying she’s not seeking to get sued.

The mother-of-one added tons of stuff like that will occur to her within the modeling world simply due to her pores and skin shade … she did not elaborate with Web page Six, however her 2015 memoir ‘The Face That Modified It All’ and her 2020 op-ed about persistent racism within the trade each hit on different cases.

One other fascinating a part of the interview — Beverly revealed mannequin Laura Hutton at all times went to bat for her when it got here to modeling alternatives.

Johnson stated LH would “go to photo shoots and say out loud, ‘Why isn’t Beverly on the cover of magazines? She is just as pretty,'” including that Lauren was the “it girl” on the time, so her phrases meant one thing … principally get you a buddy like Laura Hutton!

BTW … Beverly’s doing press to advertise her new one-woman present coming to Off-Broadway titled “Beverly Johnson In Vogue.” She appears fairly jazzed about it — simply look how excited she was once we caught up together with her in NYC.