Iman, Somali Supermodel
Iman shot for the Pirelli Calendar, 1985
Makeda, Queen of Sheba
Alek Wek as Queen Sheba, shot by Herb Ritts for Vogue Paris
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra, 1963
Ann Zingha, Queen of Matamba, leader of an army of women warriors who resisted the Portuguese colonization
Plate from 'Memoirs of celeberated women of all countries. by Madame Junot. with portraits by the most eminent masters' (London, 1834)
Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress
Lupita Nyong'o at the MET Gala, 2016
Idina Sackville, English-Kenyan socialite and member of the Valley set
Portrait of Idina Wallace by Sir William Orpen