The Supremes - Luncheon Date [1966] 

I love Flo's response about her weight. Get it girl!

I love the way Florence talks.

Florence was FINE!!!😍😍😍

Love it, enjoy hearing Flo's speaking voice. May she RIP

Mary answered the questions with the most intellect imo. Diane was nervous and didn't want to say the wrong thing. Flo was cool, laid back but honest.

Faith Evans could play Florence in movie. The resemblance is amazing.

Love Florence sense of humor

Florence aint fat, she had a natural figure, same as Mary Beautiful looks

Florence is pure butter, she's too talented and beautiful and so angelic RIP

Florence was absolutely beautiful, and Mary is still beautiful today. I also love Flo's accent. 😍😍

Amazing they had the discipline as young ladies to basically give up 'normal' lives to do all this.

AHAHAHAHAHAH The shade Florence threw when she said "Ahahah i'll be losing weight soon" 😂😂

Florence's speaking voice and laugh sounds like Faith Evans. She kinda reminds me of her. Beautiful lady.

"Florence is that why she's thinner than u cause she works harder" That interviewer had some damn nerve 🤨

Some of the comments below about Flo, Mary and Diana are just insane. We're talking about a group - of teenage girls really - that were at the top of the charts some 50 years ago! And yet the insults and vitriol flung at one Supreme or another make it sound as if they're politicians or still relevant pop artists. We didn't know any of these people personally at the time, and we still don't know who they are. We don't know what they felt, what challenges they faced, or how they coped with being international stars at the time when you could count black female superstars on one hand. But we do know their music and for that alone they should be accorded some respect.

It’s the unit that the world fell in love with. I think all three ladies are attractive and stylish. They all were obviously talented, otherwise they wouldn’t be a topic today. They all have/has beautiful voices. Diana’s voice was the most unique. It worked. Their music is played every day, so the plan worked. They are on our mind still

Florence was just as beautiful and gorgeous as Mary was. Good looks, class and dignified.

A totally different time. That interviewer would probably get cussed out asking some of those questions today.

The guy conducting this interview was a tactless as they get!

Love Them All. R.I.P. Mary and Florence

I love this , hearing Mary and Flo answering questions instead of Diana answering all the questions.

Flo and Mary handled the interview like pro's, no issue's. Mature and poised. The dude was picking on Flo, that remark at 8:57 stupid, but, she handled it like a pro. Quite a trio of women.

Mary was very intelligent black women she was also beautiful

Lovely to hear these three ladies. How many interviews and interviewers they had to deal with and how professional they were.

The supremes are immensely beautiful!

Actually, I think the male interviewer was kind of sweet on Florence. Back in those days, when a guy LIKED a girl, he would gently tease her about something, to get her attention. You'll notice the guy asked Florence to move in closer, then as the interview progressed, he began looking directly at Florence while asking questions. Flo seemed a bit startled and unprepared for that, and notice Diana began looking a bit put out and irritated. He had a big crush on Flo, I think, and judging by their looks, both Diana and Florence realized it.

RIP Mary, taken so suddenly and so soon. Reunited with Florence again after 45 years. Together in heaven teaching the angels how to sing like a Supreme 🌷🙏🌷

Florence looks beautiful here!!!!!,she was the soul of the group,without her the group lost charm and music.

I love Florence's voice and sass (:

Flo looked so sophisticated, especially with the hat on

nice to see all three ladies interviewed on film!

I'm here for Florence Ballard!

Rare! Nice to see Florence Ballard. She was wearing that hat.

Wow I can’t imagine what the internet would do to this man for comparing the girls weight on television if this happened today!! If Florence is considered “fat” than I must be morbidly obese😂

Florence is the most spontaneous and natural one.

Flo was so beautiful and had the best voice of the supremes

I love your articulation and natural way of representing our people so eloquently!! Love you all, Supremes!!

Ms. Flo is so real and beautiful just adore her energy ❤️

Flo would be considered skinny nowadays! I think she looks just fine. I saw Mary's gown collection, when she brought them to Seattle, and I couldn't believe how small those gowns were for all three of them. Even the gowns that Cindy wore were small, even though she didn't look like a stick on TV. TV really did add a lot of weight back in the 1960's

Florence was stacked, truly beautiful.

Florence was such a beautiful and fine woman. I call her my twin idol.

Tuesday, June 21, 1966. THANK YOU for sharing this!

RIP the two members of The Supremes Florence Ballard (June 30, 1943 - February 22, 1976), aged 32 Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 - February 8, 2021), aged 76 You will be remembered as legends.

I remember all the stories year in year out, my mom use to share with me about, the Motown greats she grew up with, to this day, it never gets old. Motown could, have marketed Flo solo career if, they really wanted too. The woman could, sing, she had a somewhat, of a soft earth tone voice, could carry a melody, had range, style, & class. She always, seem to stand out yet low-key, within the group, most definitely she was underrated as a singer, and didn't get her due recognition. She seem to be an old soul, and a home body, absolutely family, wife & mother material. The interviewer was disrespectful towards, her concerning her weight. You could, tell it made her feel uncomfortable, but she handled herself with humour & class. Her body type is voluptuous, I would say hourglass shape, the idiot interviewer is judging her, by the white man's standard of what a woman's weight should, be. Oh foolish white man, your standards need not applied here, Flo was a natural beauty, looking like a snack, & diana, boney as my butt crack! Lol. I'm out!

Mary Wilson, The Sexy One, R.I.P. ,cause HONEY, YOU was terrific!!!! Great upload..... The Supremes,,,!!!!

This is great, a natural interview with The Supremes. Also the weight comments would not be allowed today on TV today, Florence replys with a funny and accepting answer. LOL

all i know is Flo was the best singer in the supremes , she was the best lookin' in the supremes , as a matter of fact she was the heart of the supremes.

Great interview... so many forget that they were trailblazers. They were new to the world and the world was new to them.

It was GREAT to see this rare interview.......hard to believe Florence stop singing with the Supremes fifty years ago ....1967. I love the SUPREMES :)

So beautiful, love Florence n miss her. RIP.

All the members of The Supremes are so attracted. What beautiful women!

Flo was FINE!!! Sad about the fate she met, but life just isn't fair.

Flo was a full on Diva sitting so elegantly with that hat on at the beginning😫🤣

Thank you for the video! At first I was excited to get a sense of their true personalities and chemistry together. But after just hearing interviews in which she talked about being pressured about her weight by Berry Gordy, I feel outraged that Florence endured it publicly, as well. Thin, fat, and in between, we are all women, and human beings. Respect us! Furthermore, she was the Queen Supreme, body and all.

I like that all three participated in the interview. We get to experience their individual personalities. Thanks.

Florence looks good love her voice

Loved the way they are calling it rhythm and blues / rock n roll

Flo is the head reality voice, she don't hide from what is truthful.

The Supremes were actually being very honest.

Loved them when I was a kid in 1980s though this was the 60s. Love it

Thanks for posting this. This is an excellent interview - not because of the interviewer - but because it reveals the three girls' distinct personalities. It's how many of us remember them from back then, especially if you saw them live. One good thing about this interview occurs when he actually asks musical questions - about harmony and unison, etc., which Mary offers a good answer to.

Florence always sat elegant !!

Fantastic video. The musical history of it all is amazing. Thank you for this awesome post.

FAT, MY ASS!!! It's called a FIGURE. Mary and Miss Ross couldn't touch Flo if their life depended on it. She wasn't meant to be skinny. She stated this many times. Her mom and sisters were full figured women too.

What a treat, thank you for sharing!

Wow this guy was something else. Constantly talking about weight. Smh

wow. thank you for sharing this. what a piece of history in the making!

This is gold. Thanks for sharing.

I like when asked where they the ones they put Motown on the map Diana quickly said that there are many artists that helped not just them

Their compensation, a measly $100 a week, was characterized as an "allowance," as if they were little kids. It showed the reign Daddy Gordy had on his girls. You can bet the Beatles didn't receive "allowances" from Capitol Records in the 60's.

$100 a week when they were making millions for Motown, gee Berry Gordy got so rich off them, that's insane!

Florence is my girl. I love her.

Great interview... thanks for sharing.

Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this! It's great to see all three of them in an interview holding their own. I know he didn't mean to be, but the interviewer came off a bit rude to Florence.

This was a great interview . Glad I was able to see this .All three of these ladies are terrific .

Extremely talented women. I always admired their class. I was a young boy back then but I knew something about the Supremes was just that-supreme. Their songs were and always will be a big part of my life. Sorry they had to endure interviews like this. They brought so much joy to so many people. I feel fortunate to have been able to live in a time when they were making music. I miss those days!!

Really want to thank you for uploading this video! There isn't any proper interview videos of the ORIGINAL Supremes on here! So thank you love! I felt really sorry for Florence watching this, she seemed very quiet, I guess everything was taking a turn for the worst here :'(

"THE WEIGHT" WAS IN FLO'S SOULFUL VOICE!

From learning about Flo Natural energy you know damn well she was about to throw some sass at that man and saw the camera

No one can speak but Diana? Damn!

The guy doing the interview is a real jerk. He gets way too personal asking questions that are really none of his business. He should have focused on the music....just sayin'

Faith Evans resembles Florence Ballard.

I'm 5,7 170 pnds and these curves are serious so I know what Flo meant when she said the guys let her know just imagine all that Beauty small waist line she wasn't fat she was Thick from the cornbread and the cabbage!!! What we have women pay Lots to duplicate I'm Sorry Diana Ross was skin and bones But a great Singer!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN MUSIC ARTISTS WERE VERY NAIVE REGARDING THEIR TRUE WORTH.

I can't believe he said all that about each lady's weight. He wouldn't have said that to The Beatles.

Diana Ross looks annoyed whenever Mary or Florence answer at random .....she smirks looking at someone ( Berry Gordy no doubt) ......

amazing interview!!!! they are in my city Toronto 💘💘💘 I love this

RIP MARY xo

This was great to see! Thank you for sharing!

Flo is my babe of the supremes rip girl

Florence was so cool, she wasn't like Diana kissing up to folk to get attention like with Berry Gordy. Flo is Legendary.

Pure magic. Thank you for posting this! Brings me back to those days and my childhood.

This interview is one of the reasons the 60s were so nice to live through. Everyone was so kind and elegant. You certainly won't find interviewers talking to people outside at lunch these days, everyone is so rushed. Thank you for posting it Oh, love Diana's hair in this interview. Would you happen to know if this hairstyle has a name? It's like the beauty shop to copy it the next time I go in.

The interviewer asks Mary and Flo what's your exuse?" Like as if you needed some excuse to be at a normal weight and not underweight like Diana. The interviewer has a lot of nerve.

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I have loved Diana Ross since the very beginning. Her voice and her kindness and her beauty. She is,a rare blessing to this sad old earth.

Florence Ballard is looking like a fine wine in this interview.

You can tell that Florence Ballard was not to Happy and she looked like she was distancing herself from Diana Ross

Honestly, I’d really admire how Florence’s responding to that rude interviewer, she really owned him and that old yt man shouldn’t even be bothered to ask out that. I honestly admire how honest and unbothered she basically is and she’s so sassy and “WE” “WE” stan a black woman who stands up for herself instead of being trashed. We’d knew to always appreciate Motown and Slo-Funk, We’d basically need more women who are sassy, strong and “UNBOTHERED”. Thank you so much Dad for introducing me to this genre of music and the 60s decade

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO---- ---== notice at the very beginning when the interviewer asked all the girls how they felt about the great standing ovation they got from the audience..and Diana started with her I__I__I-- all about how SHE felt-- that the interviewer cut her off -- and led into another question and statement-- (( they were all aware of her ego)) SMH.. he asked about how they ALL felt -- not just her..