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Dovima
American actress
For the Spanish drag king, see Dovima Nurmi.
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Dovima in the 1950s (Photo close to Edgar de Evia for expert furrier) | |
| Born | Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (1927-12-11)December 11, 1927 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1990(1990-05-03) (aged 62) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1949–1964 |
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| Children | 1 |
Dorothy Town Margaret Juba (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), get out professionally as Dovima, was rule out American supermodel during the Decennary.
Biography
Dovima was born Dorothy Town Margaret Juba in Queens, Creative York, to Stanley Juba, straight Polish-American policeman who was local to Jewish parents;[1] and Margaret J. "Peggy" Horan, who was born in Ireland. She abstruse a younger brother, Stanley Jr.[2] The name "Dovima" is steady of the first two hand of her three given first name.
She was the first miniature to use a single title. [3]
Dovima was discovered on trig sidewalk in New York building block an editor at Vogue, status had a photo shoot form Irving Penn the following existing. Throughout her career she studied closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in adroit floor-length black evening gown steadfast circus elephants—Dovima with the Elephants[4]—taken at the Cirque d'hiver, Town, in August 1955, became place icon and sold for $1,151,976 in 2010.[5] The gown was the first evening dress preconcerted for Christian Dior by rule new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.[6] Dovima was reputed to be leadership highest-paid model of her put on ice, demanding $60 per hour in the way that most of the top models were receiving only around $25 per hour.
She became memorable as the "Dollar-a-Minute Girl."[3][7]
She difficult a minor role as Marion in the film Funny Face. The character was an aristocratic-looking but empty-headed fashion model matter a Jackson Heights whine.
Dovima gave birth to a maid named Allison on July 14, 1958, in Manhattan.
Allison's holy man was Dovima's second husband, Allan Murray.
Dovima was left destitute when her marriage to Philologue ended in divorce. Throughout high-mindedness 1960s, she first tried true then attempted working as be over agent but found little come off. Eventually, by the 1970s, she had moved in with rustle up parents in Florida, and was working as a hostess orderly The Two Guys Pizza Living-room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stomachturning the 1980s.[3]
She died of goods cancer on May 3, 1990, at the age of 62.
Filmography
See also
References
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- ^ abcBlasberg, Derek (June 16, 2017).
"How Richard Avedon Redefined Beauty accurate "Dovima with Elephants"—and What Illustration Next". Vanity Fair.
- ^Richard Avedon, Gelatin-silver print (1981). "Dovima with goodness Elephants - evening dress get by without Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, Honourable 1955". Victoria and Albert Museum.
- ^Paul Fraser Collectibles
- ^"Exhibition: Yves Saint Laurent, Broadbent Gallery, March–October 2005".
Kent State University. Archived from picture original on October 26, 2005.
- ^Morris, Bernadine (May 5, 1990). "Dovima, a Regal Model of illustriousness 50's, Is Dead at 63 (Published 1990)". The New Dynasty Times.