'Donyale Luna: Supermodel' shines a light on the first Black model to grace cover of Vogue
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} 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. “We just couldn’t understand why she could only make it so far.” The Harper’s Bazaar incident did not stop Avedon from pushing for Luna even though others pushed back. Before they flew out, Vreeland told Avedon that he could not take Luna because she was “nobody’s idea of what anybody wants to look like.” According to Avedon’s writings used in the documentary, the photographer responded: “She is extraordinary.” “So was King Kong,” was Vreeland's response, according to Avedon. Through “Donyale Luna: Supermodel,” Dream Cazzaniga said at last her mother's legacy and contribution to fashion history can at last be seen and understood.
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