DOVIMA

'Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba' (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), later known as 'Dorothy Horan', best known as 'Dovima', was one of the supermodels of the 1950s.
Born in New York City, Dovima was discovered by an editor at ''Vogue'' on the sidewalk of New York, and had a photo shoot with Irving Penn the following day. She worked closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in a floor-length black evening gown with circus elephants—"Dovima with the Elephants"^[1]—taken at the Cirque d'hiver, Paris, in August 1955, has become an icon. The dress was the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.^[2]
A supermodel before the term became widely known, Dovima was reputed to be the highest-paid model of her time. She had a cameo role as an empty-headed fashion model with a Jackson Heights whine in ''Funny Face'' (Paramount, 1957).
She died of liver cancer on May 3, 1990. After her death, Richard Avedon said, "She was the last of the great elegant, aristocratic beauties... the most remarkable and unconventional beauty of her time."

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★ Dorian Leigh

★ Suzy Parker

References

1. "Dovima with the Elephants - evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955." Richard Avedon, Gelatin-silver print
2. "Exhibition: Yves Saint Laurent, Broadbent Gallery, March-October 2005."


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