Eunice Walker Johnson
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She was called the Queen of Ebony Fashion Fair. She is also credited with giving Ebony magazine its name. Eunice Johnson, who was the wife of the late John H. Johnson, founder and publisher of Ebony and Jet magazine, showed the world the beauty of black women.She was the creative force behind the cosmetics line, Ebony Fashion Fair, and its traveling fashion show with featured black models who sashayed and danced down the runway. The show brought high fashion to black communities all over the country.
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This was a very successful woman it’s a sad to know that the Fashion Fair era maybe ending.
It’s a question even Johnson Publishing must weigh.
“Management is evaluating how best to continue the legacy of Mrs. Johnson and also the Ebony Fashion Fair brand,” spokeswoman Jeanine Collins told The Associated Press. “To make a determination of whether this the end, we wouldn’t be able to speak to that.”