Gail O'Neill

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Gail O'Neill
Born(1962-02-06)February 6, 1962
television journalist

Gail O'Neill (February 6, 1962 – October 10, 2023) was an American fashion model, born to Jamaican parents. She became a television journalist. As a fashion model, she was considered one of the elite black models in the world. She was on covers of leading fashion magazines and a part of the highly publicized

Swimsuit Issue. As a journalist, she was a correspondent for a variety of U.S. networks. She was an original correspondent for The Early Show on CBS and also worked for CNN and HGTV
.

A native of Westchester County, New York, O'Neill worked for Xerox after graduation as a marketing representative.[1]

Modeling

After graduating from

homeless as part of the Black Girls Coalition with about twenty of the world's elite black supermodels.[9]

Journalism

O'Neill's journalism career included freelance work for numerous television networks. She was an original correspondent for CBS's The Early Show, which debuted in 1999,[10] where she presented "Box Office Plus", a regular Monday feature.[11] She had a reputation for being more skeptical and less of a cheerleader for the movie industry than her movie news correspondent peers on other networks.[12]

Subsequently, she appeared as a host of CNN's weekly Travel Now series.[2] She also served CNN as a correspondent covering other events.[13]

From 2004 to 2006, she hosted HGTV's Mission Organization, where she matched professional organizers with those in need of organization and remodeling.[2][14][15][16]

The

United States First Lady Laura Bush about the decorations and themes.[18]

In 2008, she was mentioned in retrospectives lamenting the state of the fashion world for black models in magazines like

runway shows, and fashion editorials. O'Neill was photographed by Steven Meisel in its first photo spread.[19][20]

O'Neill continued to model actively even after making the transition to journalism, and she modeled for the 2009 Spring/Summer Calvin Klein ckOne fragrance campaign.[21]

Death

O'Neill died on October 10, 2023, at the age of 61.[22] While the specific cause of O’Neill’s death is unknown, ArtsATL reported that she “had courageously fought a serious illness over the past two years.”

Notes

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  4. ^ "At The Height Of Fashion, Black Models". The New York Times. 1987-06-13. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  5. ^ a b White, Constance C.R. (September 2008). "Black out: what has happened to the black models?". Ebony. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  6. Newsbank
    . 1987-06-21. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  7. Newsbank
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  8. Newsbank
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  9. ^ Gregory, Deborah; Patricia Jacobs (September 1993). "The Ugly Side Of The Modeling Business" (PDF). Essence. 24 (5).
  10. ^ James, Caryn (1999-11-02). "Television Review; Waking Up To Gumbel, Served in A New Blend". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  11. ^ Bianculli, David (1999-11-15). "Here's The Morning Line Rating The Nets' A.M. Shows". New York Daily News. NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 2009-02-11.[permanent dead link]
  12. Newsbank
    . Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  13. Cable News Network
    . 2001-09-10. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  14. Newsbank
    . Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  15. Newsbank
    . Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  16. Newsbank
    . Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  17. Newsbank
    . Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  18. Newsbank
    . 2005-12-04. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  19. ^ "Fade To Black: Italian Vogue Tackles The Issue Of The Disappearing Black Model". For Women Online. ForWomenOnline. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  20. ^ "Italian Vogue's "All Black" Issue: A Guided Tour". Jezebel. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  21. ^ "ckOne Fragrance S/S 09". models.com. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  22. ^ "Fashion Model and TV Journalist Gail O'Neill Dies at 61". wwd.com.

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