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Donyale Luna

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Model

The Resume

    (January 1, 1945-May 17, 1979)
    Born in Detroit, Michigan
    Died in Rome, Italy
    Birth name was Peggy Anne Freeman
    Overdosed on drugs at 34
    6'2.

Why she might be annoying:

    She had racial identity issues, denying her African-American heritage, claiming to be Latina.
    She divorced her husband, describing him as a 'gigolo.'
    She named her daughter 'Dream.'
    She broke off an engagement to Maximillian Schell.
    She used LSD.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first black cover girl, gracing the front of Harper's Bazaar (1965) and Vogue (1966).
    Her father was abusive.
    She was one of just 2 blacks involved in the 'Warhol Factory.'
    In 1975, she posed for Playboy.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 47 Votes: 76.60% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 72.97% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 126 Votes: 74.60% Annoying