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Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an African-American model and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Generally cited as "the first Black supermodel", [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Luna was the first Black model to appear on the cover of the British edition ...
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.
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 ...
Donyale Luna was the first black model to appear in British Vogue, in March 1966. [50] Naomi Sims, who is sometimes regarded as the first black supermodel, became the first African American to feature on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal, in 1968. [51] The first African American model to be on the cover of American Vogue was Beverly Johnson in ...
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.
Donyale Luna – American fashion model of the 1960s and early 1970s. The first black model to appear on the cover of a Vogue publication British Vogue. Damaris Lewis – African-American model who appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Genesis Lynea – Bermudian-born actress and model, ambassador for Adidas
Donyale Luna was the first Black woman on the cover of Vogue. Tyra Banks was the first Black model on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue before creating ...