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UFN salutes Mrs. Eunice Johnson |
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Written by Macintosh Smith
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Monday, 15 February 2010 |
Eunice W. Johnson, the producer and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair, a celebrated annual charity tour of nearly 200 cities that has showcased haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion for a mostly African-American audience for more than 50 years, died on Jan. 3 at her home in Chicago. Mrs. Johnson, who was also one of the first entrepreneurs to market cosmetics made particularly for black women, was 93. Mrs. Johnson made a tremendous impact on the inspiration of many fashion industry professionals, as she showcasing the best in style on African-American models of various shapes, sizes and skin tones.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 February 2010 )
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