Dorothea T. Church

Eva Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 | Everything

Dorothea T. Church

The New York Times is reporting that Dorothea T. Church, a pioneering African American model, died July 7th. She modeled on the runways of Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1950s. She was a celebrated member of the AKA sorority and held several fashion shows and fund raisers for them. You can view the complete article here.

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