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Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker (April 23, 1917 – July 7, 2008), known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of the first supermodels, and was well known in the United States and Europe.
Jul 9, 2008 · Dorian Leigh, who combined pristine blue eyes, curling eyelashes, an arresting intelligence and intoxicating sexuality to become one of history’s most photographed models perhaps the first to...
Jul 14, 2008 · Having made a name for herself in the Forties and Fifties, Leigh started her career at the age of 27 and at 5ft 5in, went on to become the face of Revlon's famous Fire and Ice campaign as well as gracing the covers of Vogue along the way.
An icon whose look and style defined the fashion world of the 1940s, Dorian Leigh is widely regarded as having been the first "supermodel". In 1946 she appeared on...
Jul 11, 2008 · Dorian Leigh, an early supermodel who made Revlon’s 1950s Fire and Ice cosmetics line famous, has died. She was 91. Leigh, who went on to run her own modeling agency and open a restaurant in...
Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker (April 23, 1917 – July 7, 2008), known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of the first supermodels, and was well known in the United States and Europe.
Jan 16, 2019 · Dorian Leigh, an early supermodel who made Revlon’s 1950s “Fire and Ice” cosmetics line famous, has died at age 91. Leigh, who went on to run her own modeling agency and open a restaurant in...
Feb 11, 2014 · Dorian Leigh was the first model to receive public attention and substantial name recognition. She was a supermodel during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Her younger sister, Suzy Parker, was also a supermodel during the 1950’s and early 1960’s.
Nov 20, 2019 · Dorian Leigh, now considered to be “a true supermodel before the term was ever coined”, was one of the earliest icons of the fashion industry. She also had guts—Dorian landed the cover of Harper’s Bazaar at age 27 in 1944, after telling editor Diana Vreeland she was 19.
The most exciting moment of my life. It did change my life because after that, of course, I went back to live in Paris, where I lived for 22 years. But when we got to the hotel, that was the most...
