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Revision as of 20:19, 14 September 2007
B. Smith (Barbara Smith)
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A native of western Pennsylvania , Smith started her career as a fashion model. She has graced the covers of 15 magazines including Mademoiselle's first ever featuring an African-American woman. She is currently the spokesperson for Colgate Palmolive Oxy Plus dishwashing products, General Mills Betty Crocker Cornbread and Muffin Mix, Pillsbury Grands and Unilever's Lawry seasonings, and appears in a national television commercial for Mercedes Benz.
Smith is a member of the Parents Executive Council of American University in Washington, D.C., and the Board of Trustees of the Central Park Conservancy.
Since 1999, B. Smith has hosted the lifestyle television show B. Smith with Style. Originally distributed by Hearst and Tribune Entertainment companies, the show aired in more than 90% of the U.S. and 40 countries. Viewers in select markets can now watch the show on the cable network TV One. Plus, they can enjoy B. Smith's effervescent personality and creative ideas via her appearances on programs such as the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's Good Morning America, and The View, and NBC's Today.
A seasoned culinary expert who was recognized by Elle Décor as one of America 's 10 most outstanding non-professional chefs, Smith is the owner of three successful B. Smith restaurants in New York, Washington DC, and the scenic Long Island Hampton Village of Sag Harbor. Smith's first restaurant, launched in Manhattan in 1986, was located on 8th Avenue and 47th Street for 13 years. In 1999, Smith relocated the restaurant to Restaurant Row. Her D.C.-based restaurant, in the historic Beaux-Arts style Union Station, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Her flair for décor, demonstrated in the ambiance of her restaurants, led to her entry in home style and the Spring 2001 launch of her first collection at Bed Bath & Beyond. Smith is also the first African American woman to have her own furniture collection available nationwide.