Donyale Luna

Known for: Acting

Born: August 30, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan USA - Died: May 16, 1979

Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an American model and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s. Generally cited as "the first Black supermodel", Luna was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of the British edition of Vogue, in March 1966. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donyale Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.