AceShowbiz - Beverly Johnson confessed that she was hooked on an appetite-killing drug to get a thinner look for photoshoots. The supermodel, who became the first black woman to appear on the cover of Vogue 50 years ago, admitted that her obsession with cocaine came after she was encouraged to look "chiseled to the bone."

On Tuesday, January 16, the 71-year-old beauty opened up about her journey in her modeling career as she embraced being sober for more than half a century. Speaking to Page Six, she recalled, "We were led to believe that cocaine was not addictive. We didn't know cocaine was addictive."

Beverly went on to say, "Everyone used drugs back in the day but that particular drug for models was used because we did not eat." She then recounted, "I remember eating two eggs and a bowl of brown rice a week. I would be shaking in a cab, and I would say, 'Pull over,' because I have to get a bag of M&Ms. I would just stop and get the shakes."

Unfortunately, the model was praised for the result of eating less than she should. She further explained, "We did not eat, and every time you came to work they would say, 'Yes! Chisel to the bone girl. Yes,' like congratulating you." She pointed out, "Nobody really told you the truth."

During the interview, Beverly also elaborated how her mother influenced her to realize that there was something wrong with her diet. She said that her mother, who was concerned over her condition, made her get out of a bathtub and "put me in a three-way mirror."

On what happened at that time, Beverly, who starred on a reality series titled "Beverly's Full House", additionally shared to the media outlet, "It was the first time I saw my bones looking back at me." She declared, "It was a major wake up call for me."

Beverly jumped into the modeling business during a summer break from college before it quickly became her career in 1971. Around three years into it, she became the first black model to be featured on the cover of woman Vogue's American edition.