Dorothea Towles Church (July 26, 1922-July 7, 2006)
Church was the first successful Black American model in Paris during the 1950's. She modeled for Pierre Balmain, Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli. Though she experienced much success in Paris and felt that her race did not matter there, she was not completely immune to racism. Won't go into detail about that though. Let's focus on the fact that she opened up doors for Black women in fashion. Ms. Campbell, Ms. Banks, Ms. Iman and a host of others owe you a lot Ms. Church.
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