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Luna also appeared in the feature length Camp in 1965, Warhol's "satire of his own world" where she dances to the Ramsey Lewis Trio instrumental "The 'In' Crowd" wearing a backless dress and fur stole. [11] She is the eponymous star of Warhol's Donyale Luna (1967), a 33-minute color film in which she plays Snow White, wearing blue contacts. [83]
Beverly Ann Johnson [1] [3] (born October 13, 1952) [4] is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first Black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966.
TheGrio commemorates the first Black supermodel, Donyale Luna in ‘Keeping Black History Alive’. Donyale Luna was born Peggy Ann Freeman. […] The post Watch: Donyale Luna forever redefined ...
EXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films is embarking on a documentary about pioneering supermodel Donyale Luna, one of the first Black models to be featured on the covers of major European fashion magazines.
The upcoming HBO documentary chronicles the life of Luna, the first Black supermodel to appear on the covers of Vogue The post ‘Donyale Luna: Supermodel’ documentary chronicles life of Black ...
He subsequently received his first assignment with Condé Nast Publications in 1963, [5] and took photos for its magazines such as Glamour and Mademoiselle. [3] He was also responsible for introducing Donyale Luna to the world of fashion modeling. [5] McCabe's work caught the attention of Andy Warhol in 1964. [3]
In March 1966, Donyale Luna became the African-American model to appear on the cover of the British edition of Vogue. [57] [58] While they represented diversity, a major gap in the fashion industry, it was only until the 1970s that black models had a substantial presence in the modelling world.
Issue Cover model Photographer January 1960: Lisa Bigelow: Sante Forlano February 1960 (1) Maggi Eckardt: Claude Virgin: February 1960 (2) Lord Snowdon