Dovima (1927–May 3, 1990) was one of the top fashion models of the 1950s. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ...

Born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba in New York City, she 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 Dior evening gown with circus elephants—"Dovima with the Elephants"—taken at the Cirque d'hiver, Paris, in August 1955, has become an icon. The dress was the first evening dress designed for Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent [1]. Vogue can refer to: Vogue, a fashion magazine vogue, a style of dance Melchior de Vogüé (1848-1910), French writer Vogue, a song and a single by KMFDM Vogue, a song from the album Im Breathless by Madonna Vogue, a song from the album Duty by Ayumi Hamasaki See... Irving Penn (b. ... Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923–October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. ... Christian Dior (January 21, 1905 – October 24, 1957), born in Granville, was an influential French fashion designer. ... Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria) is a French fashion designer. ...

A supermodel before the term was invented, 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). A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model in an elite group with a worldwide reputation. ... Roosevelt Avenue beneath the elevated New York City Subway IRT Flushing Line. ... Funny Face is an American musical film released in 1957, based on the 1927 broadway version by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. ...

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." The liver is one of the largest internal organs of the human body. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ...

See also

• Dorian Leigh
• Suzy Parker

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Reference

• Dovima bio
• Yves Saint-Laurent exhibition
• Victoria & Albert Museum: "Dovima with the Elephants"