The first African-American model on the Vogue cover reveals that she and her fiance tied the knot in a spontaneous Las Vegas wedding ceremony on her 71st birthday.
- Jan 13, 2024
AceShowbiz - Beverly Johnson and her longtime partner, Brian Maillian have secretly got married. The supermodel revealed that she and her fiance tied the knot in a spontaneous Las Vegas wedding ceremony.
The 71-year-old shared an update on her relationship status on Sirius XM's "Sway in the Morning" on Friday, January 12. "Two days before my birthday, Oct. 13, [Brian] kept saying, 'What do you want for your birthday?' " she recounted. "I sat up in the bed on Oct. 11 and said, 'I know what I want for my birthday... I want to get married.' "
Beverly didn't expect that Brian would say "okay" that easily. She recalled telling herself, " 'Did he say okay? Oh s**t.' "
Beverly noted that Brian initially wanted a wedding with around "1,500 people," but she managed to have him agree to a smaller ceremony. "It was just the right moment," she gushed.
Unlike common weddings, Beverly asked "a piece of property" from her financer husband rather than a ring. "I got a lot of rings!" she quipped during the sit-down.
Beverly, who is the first African-American model on the Vogue cover, was previously married to real estate agent Billy Potter from 1971 to 1975. She later wed music producer Danny Sims in 1977, but the marriage also ended in divorce. The exes share 45-year-old daughter Anansa.
Despite previously saying she "never" wanted to get married again, Beverly said on the radio show that her idea of marriage completely changed once she met Brian later in life. "It's so profound because it's on a totally different level," she raved. "Most certainly on a spiritual level as we get closer to our God - whoever that may be - and each day and moment becomes so precious."
