Dovima

Dovima
Photograph of Dovima taken in the 1950s by Edgar de Evia for a furrier
Born	Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba December 11, 1927(1927-12-11) New York City, New York, USA
Died	May 31, 1990(1990-05-31) (aged 62) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Other names	Doe
Occupation	model, actress
Years active	1957–1964
Spouse	Casper West Hollingsworth (1983-1986) (his death) Alan Murray (1957-?) (divorced)

Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), later known as Dorothy Horan, and best known as Dovima, was a model during the 1950s.

Born in New York City, Dovima was discovered on a sidewalk in New York by an editor at Vogue, 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 gown was the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.^[2]

Dovima as photographed by Toni Frissell, November 1946

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 aristocratic-looking, but empty-headed, fashion model with a Jackson Heights whine: Marion in Funny Face (Paramount, 1957).

Dovima gave birth to a daughter named Alison on July 14, 1958, in Manhattan. Alison's father is Dovima's second husband, Alan Murray.

She died of liver cancer on May 3, 1990 at the age of 62. 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."

Filmography

• Kraft Suspense Theatre as Mrs. Aline Parmenter (1 episode, 1964)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Mrs. Karda (1 episode, 1964)
• My Favorite Martian as Model (1 episode, 1964)
• Funny Face (1957) as Marion

See also

• Dorian Leigh
• Suzy Parker

References

1. ^ Richard Avedon, Gelatin-silver print (1981). "Dovima with the Elephants - evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955.". Victoria and Albert Museum. http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/magnify.php?imageid=im00236. 
2. ^ "Exhibition: Yves Saint Laurent, Broadbent Gallery, March–October 2005.". Kent State University. http://dept.kent.edu/museum/exhibit/YSL/artifacts.htm. 

External links

• Dovima at the Internet Movie Database
• Dovima bio

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Name	Dovima
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Short description
Date of birth	December 11, 1927
Place of birth	New York City, New York, USA
Date of death	May 31, 1990
Place of death	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA