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Brown. 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. [2] [3] Generally cited as "the first Black supermodel", [4] [5] Luna was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of the British ...
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- Peggy Ann Freeman, August 31, 1945, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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- Heroin overdose
Sep 20, 2023 · This image released by Max shows promotional art for the documentary “Donyale Luna: Supermodel.”. The film offers insight into how the first Black model to grace the covers of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue went largely unknown for years (Max via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — As the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar ...
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Mar 29, 2024 · Peggy had become Donyale Luna. However, along with the opportunities came obstacles. At the height of African-American civil rights activism, Harper’s Bazaar advertisers complained about the images of Donyale Luna and threatened to pull their advertising. In a bid to escape such discrimination, Donyale moved to Europe, where she reinvented ...
Sep 18, 2023 · To set the record straight, it helps to start at the beginning. My mother was born Peggy Ann Freeman in Detroit in 1945, giving herself the name Donyale Luna as a teenager. She was the middle daughter of three: very bright, her life revolved around school, church and local theatre productions.
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Aug 28, 2023 · Luna asks in archival audio. “Donyale Luna’s being was discounted because she was a Black woman, and she wasn’t even regarded as a person by most,” says one expert who speaks to her legacy ...
- Born. Peggy Ann Freeman, who later changed her name to Donyale Luna, was born in Detroit in 1945 to Nathaniel and Peggy Freeman. Her father worked in Ford Motors manufacturing, and her mother was a Young Women’s Christian Association secretary.
- Growing up. Luna grew up with two sisters and her sisters explained in the HBO documentary that Donyale always knew she would be famous.
- Changing her identity. Donyale was obsessed with theater and wanted to be a movie star. When she became a teenager she started to separate from her born identity, making up the name Donyale Luna, claiming to be of multiple races and ethnicities, and started speaking in a signature accent.
- Scouted. One day, Donyale stopped by a photoshoot near her Catholic school out of curiosity. Fashion photographer David McCabe saw the six-foot-tall Donyale and knew that she had to be a model.
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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. Her father, Nathaniel Freeman, worked for almost 40 years at Ford Motor Company, usually in the foundry. Her mother, Peggy, was receptionist at the downtown YWCA for almost 30 years.
