“I inherited a paper route, I sold magazines, had lemonade stands, I was a candy striper and into fund-raising,” she told The New York Times in 2011. “Thank you to all the friends and fans who supported B. and our family during her journey. Ms. Smith became only the second black model to appear on the cover of Mademoiselle, in July 1976.Ms. After parting ways with Ark in 1999, she moved B. Smith’s from Eighth Avenue and 47th Street around the corner to 46th Street.It was at her Manhattan restaurant that she met Mr. Gasby, a marketing executive who helped her develop her television show. Her husband Dan Gasby said the following a Sunday morning Facebook post. I think that if Martha Stewart and Oprah had a daughter, it would be B. Smith.”Barbara Elaine Smith was born on Aug. 24, 1949, in Everson, Pa. (THECOUNT) — Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally known lifestyle maven, B. Smith passed away Saturday night, according to family members. (THECOUNT) — Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally known lifestyle maven, Smith, who was born, Barbara Elaine Smith, died of complications from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at her home on Long Island on Saturday night. Often called the black Martha Stewart, Ms. Smith wrote books on cooking and entertaining, had a syndicated television show, and created a line of products.Barbara Smith, a fashion model who created a business empire by catering to the tastes of aspiring black professionals with her restaurants, television shows, bedding and furniture collections and books on entertaining, died on Saturday at her home on Long Island. Smith was best known for her popular Manhattan restaurant, B. Smith’s. Smith’s Rituals and Celebrations” (1999). The cause was early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, her family said. When it was formally diagnosed, Ms. Smith publicly announced that she was suffering from the disease. Smith’s Entertaining and Cooking for Friends” (1995) and “B. Her first marriage, to the HBO executive Don Anderson, ended in divorce. ... “B. She raised the tuition money by babysitting.After graduating from high school, Ms. Smith modeled for department stores in Pittsburgh and got a job as a ground hostess with TWA. The husband to restaurateur and lifestyle guru B. Smith has received much criticism after opening up about dating another woman while his wife battles Alzheimer's disease. Smith in her Central Park South residence in 2011. (L-R) B. Smith, Karyn Quackenbush and Dan Gasby attend Bounce¬Æ Fabric Softener Teams Up With Stage Play Love, Loss, And What I Wore at B Smith… and learned valuable lessons along the way. Ms. Smith had waged a long and public battle with the disease, which was diagnosed when she was in her 50s.Ms. “It is with great sadness that my daughter Dana and I announce the passing of my wife, Barbara Elaine Smith,” Gasby wrote. NEW YORK, NY. A cookbook followed, “B. She was 70. She sang in nightclubs and tried her hand at acting, without much success, although she would later take a role in the Off Broadway play “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” by Nora and Delia Ephron, which had a short run in 2011.In the 1980s she worked as a hostess and floor manager at America, a large restaurant near Union Square Park operated by the Ark restaurant group. Smith, who was born, Barbara Elaine Smith, died of complications from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at her home on Long Island on Saturday night. B. Smith Death | B. Smith Obituary – Cause Of Death. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/b-smith-and-her-diagnosis-of-alzheimers Her mother, Florence (Claybrook) Smith, was a part-time maid with a flair for interior decorating that she had once hoped to make her career.From early childhood, Ms. Smith was a whirlwind. B. Smith Death – On Feb. 24, 2020 the world lost an amazing model and entrepreneur to health issue. Ms. Smith had waged a long and public battle with the disease, which was diagnosed when she was in her 50s.