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The Color of Beauty: The Life and Work of New York Fashion Icon Ophelia DeVore

DeVore’s extraordinary story is relevant because she changed the world’s definition of beauty. Tens of thousands of her protégés followed her formula for success taught at her Charm School located at the Empire State Building in     New York, NY opened from 1948-2005. She is a living legend amongst generations.

My book, The Color of Beauty: The Life and Work of New York Fashion Icon Ophelia DeVore, cleverly recounts how this powerhouse business woman revolutionized the fashion industry internationally with models of color. This will be the first book of its kind to reveal how Black models entered and graced the world of high fashion. Ms. DeVore has been acknowledged recently in the Washington Post Newspaper, New York Times Newspaper, Columbus Times Newspaper and Emory University Archives, where her documents are currently housed, upon her passing in 2014.

MY BOOK: THE COLOR OF BEAUTY

The Color of Beauty: The Life and Work of New York Fashion Icon Ophelia DeVore is NOW AVAILABLE via Amazon.

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These notable figures were directly influenced by the genius of the exceptional New York Fashion Industry icon—Ophelia DeVore, the first Black woman to attend Vogue Modeling School and open the first Black Charm School/Modeling Agency in the United States.

​ Cicely Tyson—Emmy Award Winning Actress
Paul Magloire—Former Haitian President
Faith Evans—Grammy Award Winning R&B Singer
Zenani Dlamini Mandela—Activist & Daughter of Late South African    
President Nelson Mandela
Susan Taylor—Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine​

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Christian Dior—International Fashion Designer
Ronald Reagan—Former United States President 
Richard Roundtree—Golden Globe Nominated Actor
Flo Anthony—Celebrity Journalist
Audrey Smaltz—CEO of Ground Crew/Former Fashion Editor for Ebony Magazine
Diahann Carroll—Golden Globe/Tony Award Winning Actress