Model and restaurateur B. Smith dies at 70

B. Smith.
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Barbara "B." Smith, a trailblazing model, television host, and restaurateur, died on Saturday evening at her home on Long Island. She was 70.

Smith spent years battling early-onset Alzheimer's disease. In a Facebook post, her husband, Dan Gasby, said "Heaven is shining even brighter now that it is graced with B.'s dazzling and unforgettable smile."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.