Successful Black Women: Misty Copeland

This prima ballerina, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, has shattered barriers in the world of ballet and leaped off the stage to become her own brand. She’s a best-selling author; the face of products such as Under Armour, Estée Lauder, and Dannon; she even has her own Barbie doll—all of which have made her the most famous dancer on the planet.

-Black Enterprise