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This image released by Max shows model Donyale Luna from 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. (Luigi Cazzaniga/HBO Max via AP)

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'Donyale Luna: Supermodel' shines a light on the first Black model to grace cover of Vogue
By BEATRICE DUPUY - Associated Press
Wed,09/20/23-1:09PM , 292 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — As the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, a muse to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali and a film star, Donyale Luna’s life story was ready made for Hollywood. So how did the statuesque beauty who broke down barriers go unknown for years?
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Models wear creations as part of the Fendi women's Spring Summer 2024 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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Supermodels grace Kim Jones' Fendi front-row during Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY - AP Fashion Writer
Wed,09/20/23-10:54AM , 229 Reads
MILAN (AP) — A hush fell over the Fendi runway as the front-row filled with supermodels signaling the show was about to begin: Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss had taken their seats.
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A black union jack shawl, Madhatter crown hat and Rudie coat designed by London-based art collective Art Comes First, are displayed during a preview of the exhibition titled "The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion", at Somerset House, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions Black British culture made to U.K. fashion and design history and to celebrate Black designers who have not received public recognition. The exhibition opens on Thursday and pays tribute to the influence of Black designers in fashion from the 1970s. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A new London exhibition highlights the untold stories of Black British fashion designers
By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press
Wed,09/20/23-10:18AM , 141 Reads
LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions that Black British culture made to U.K. fashion and design history and to celebrate Black designers who haven't received public recognition.
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This cover image released by Philomel Books shows "Perla, The Mighty Dog," a children's book by Isabel Allende. (Philomel Books via AP)

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Million-selling novelist Isabel Allende has a deal to write 3 children's books
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,09/20/23-7:21AM , 117 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — After 40 years of publishing and millions of book sales worldwide, Isabel Allende is ready to become a children's author.
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