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She went on to become the first black woman to model for a line of cosmetics that was not targeted solely at blacks, in the successful Faberge Tigress perfume ads.

I was allowed to go backstage to meet her that day.

It took her a year and a half to recover, but by the end of the ordeal, there was no way that she could keep up with her performances that kept her onstage for nearly half the year.

Falana could sing, dance, and act, and she made sure to make the most of her abilities by appearing onstage and onscreen as much as possible.