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Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an American model and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s.
Sep 18, 2023 · Donyale Luna Changed The Face Of Fashion In The ’60s. Now, The Revolutionary Black Model Is Finally Getting Her Due. As HBO releases a new documentary about Donyale Luna’s incredible life, revisit her daughter Dream Cazzaniga’s personal essay about her mother’s legacy from the May 2019 issue of British Vogue.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Donyale Luna, the Black fashion pioneer who died at 33. The Moritz Feed Dog Festival’s winning documentary delves into the life of an African-American model carving a career in a climate riddled...
Sep 13, 2023 · The film explores the life and legacy of Donyale Luna, the first Black model to cover Vogue, who faced racism and backlash in the fashion industry. Through her diary entries, interviews, and archival footage, the documentary reveals her story of creativity, resilience, and tragedy.
Learn about the life and career of Donyale Luna, the world's first black supermodel who posed for Harper's Bazaar, British Vogue and Playboy. Discover her exotic looks, her celebrity friends, her drug problems and her tragic death in 1979.
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Sep 20, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — As the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, a muse to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali and a film star, Donyale Luna’s life story was ready made for Hollywood.
Jun 30, 2014 · A full eight years before Beverly Johnson made history in August 1974 by becoming the first black model to appear on the cover of the American version of Vogue, Donyale Luna, in March 1966, became the first African American model to grace the cover of the British edition of Vogue.
