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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.
Donyale Luna. Actress: Salome. The world's first black supermodel, Luna was born Peggy Ann Freeman was in Detroit and grew up there in the northeast side of the city.
Sep 15, 2023 · In September 2023 as a conclusion to New York Fashion Week, HBO released a documentary about the life of a little-known pioneer in the fashion industry, Donyale Luna. Luna is known as the first...
Sep 20, 2023 · “Donyale Luna: Supermodel," a documentary streaming on Max, offers insight into how the first Black model to grace the covers of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue went largely unknown for years after her death.
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 · HBO’s Donyale Luna: Supermodel, now streaming, explores her life and influence via a trove of diary entries, archival footage, and interviews with those who knew Luna best.
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.
Aug 28, 2023 · HBO has debuted the first trailer for Donyale Luna: Supermodel, a documentary exploring the life, career and legacy of one of the first Black models to grace the cover of a Vogue magazine.
Sep 1, 2022 · She has been dubbed the reincarnation of Nefertiti. Despite her volatile upbringing, addiction, and tragic death she still deserves recognition for what she did achieve in the fashion...
Feb 14, 2016 · Donyale Luna became the first black woman in the world to appear on the cover of a major fashion magazine. Her lithe body and mesmerizing features took her to first to New...
