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Donyale Luna with London model and actor Peter Hinwood ( later famous as Rocky in Rocky Horror Picture Show photographed by Bill King as part of the beauty feature in the 27 March 1968 issue of Queen magazine.

Donyale wears jewellery by Digby Bridges from Garrads, with manicure and hair by Michaeljohn, wig by Maria and Beyond The Fringe, and towels from Harrods.

Bill King (1939-1987) was a British-born American fashion photographer who was born William King. A member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers, King ran a studio at 100 Fifth Avenue in New York, and his work was published frequently in American and French Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. In the 1960s he also worked from a studio in the Pheasantry in London in the Kings Road with @julianlloyd as an assistant.

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Male model on bed with Donyale is Peter Hinwood born 17 May 1946 actor and now antiques dealer. Best known for his performance in golden shorts in the Rocky Horror Show (1975). Thanks to @Frankie.18 for this info update.

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Luna in 1973

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Peggy Ann Freeman (Aug 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an American supermodel and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s. Generally cited as "the first Black supermodel",Luna was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of the British edition of Vogue, in March 1966.via Wikipedia

source: www.thecut.com/2013/07/first-black-supermodel-whom-history-forgot.html The First Black Supermodel, Whom History Forgot By Keli Goff

#bhm #blackherstory #fashionmemories #lovefashion #palianshow #fashionherstory #historyoffashion #supermodels #FirstBlackSupermodel #firstblack

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Donyale Luna for Skidoo (1967-1968)

A special thanks to @jacksondazani via Tiktok for finding this photo!

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Rare of Donyale Luna presumably on the set and behind the scenes of Skidoo (1968)

Thank you @jacksondazani via Tiktok for finding this rare of Luna!

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Donyale Luna and Dorothy McGowan for 'Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?' (1966) by William Klein

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Donyale Luna photographed by Jacques Garofalo for the 5 March 1966 issue of Paris Match. (Thanks fashionmodelshistory on Instagram!)

The original French caption seen above translates as follows: “Jacques Garofalo: A witness to all the great events, he has toured the world sixteen times for us. He has kept a particular tenderness for the charm of Thailand. He recreated plants in the exotic greenhouse in the garden. Nina Ricci guipure dress.”

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The Faces of Fashion in the 1960s

Kellie Wilson, Sandi Collins, and Donyale Luna

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Candid photo of Donyale Luna working (Behind the Scenes) in London, 1966 - Time Magazine

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Photo of Donyale Luna on the runway, presumably mid-late 1960s

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Donyale Luna posing with one of her Adel Rootstein mannequins (1967)

They were in storefronts, including Oxford Street in London

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Rare Photo of Donyale Luna (presumably 1974-1978) - assuming she must be backstage

It would be nice to know the context of this photo 🌙

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CREDIT: fashionmodelshistory via Instagram

Donyale Luna photographed for the 5 March 1966 issue of Paris Match. The caption translates as follows: “Daniel Camus: War correspondent, parachuting ace (he was the first to jump on Mont Blanc). He had Donyale do aerial acrobatics. She poses in the sky without a seat belt in Castillo crepe pajamas. Under the collar, a middle aged inspired jewel.”

Daniel Camus was a French army photographer during the 1950s and covered the war in Indochina. He became staff photographer at Paris March and in December 1958 married fellow Paris Match reporter Marie-Hélène Vivies. The couple witnessed the capture of Havana by Fidel Castro’s guerrilla army during their honeymoon in Cuba in January 1959. Camus and Vivies shortly after published their photo stories in the book ‘Lune de miel chez Fidel Castro’.

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Donyale Luna (1945-1979) photographed by Marc Hispard for the 2 March 1966 issue of Queen magazine. (Credit: fashionmodelshistory via Instagram)

The caption reads as follows: “Valentino’s giraffe-print cotton toga over a chalk-white chiffon pyjama-dress with voluminous legs and a hooded overbodice. Fabric by Forneris. Nails shimmer with Revlon’s Frosted Bamboo White Nail Enamel.”

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Donyale Luna for 'Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?' (1966) by William Klein

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Donyale Luna streetwear (1960s)

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Donyale Luna spread for Envoy magazine (Late 1960s)