photo: Essence magazine online
Donyale Luna (January 1944- May 1979), was born Peggy Ann Freeman in Detroit, Michigan. Donyale Luna became the first Black model to land the cover of Vogue, appearing on the March 1966 issue of British Vogue. Luna was discovered by photographer David McCabe, after which she moved to New York City to pursue modeling. Aside from being the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue magazine, Luna also appeared in films including several produced by Andy Warhol.
The eccentric Donyale Luna was known to have issues with being Black. She claimed that she was a mixture of a multitude of ethnicities including Mexican, Irish and last of which, Black. Racial identity issues aside, there is no denying her beauty and the doors she opened for Black models.
Donyale Luna died tragically in 1979 from an accidental pill overdose in Rome.
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