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Born in New York City, Dovima was discovered by an editor at Vogue on the sidewalk of New York, and had a photo shoot with Irving Penn the following day. She worked closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in a floor-length black evening gown with circus elephants—"Dovima with the Elephants"[1]—taken at the Cirque d`hiver, Paris, in August 1955, has become an icon. The dress was the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.[2]

A supermodel before the term became widely known, Dovima was reputed to be the highest-paid model of her time. She had a cameo role as an empty-headed fashion model with a Jackson Heights whine in Funny Face (Paramount, 1957).

She died of liver cancer on May 3, 1990 (aged 62). After her death, Richard Avedon said, "She was the last of the great elegant, aristocratic beauties... the most remarkable and unconventional beauty of her time."

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Dovima lived in the same building in NYC that I did. She was a very nice person. I`m sorry she is gone.
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    Name Dovima 
    (Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba)
    Other Name(s) Doe
    Dorothy Horan
    Dovima Horan
    Height 5' 8"  (173 cm)
    Build Slim
    Hair Color Brown - Dark
    Date of Birth December 11, 1927
    Birthplace New York, New York
    Star Sign Sagittarius
    Died May 3, 1990 (Aged 63)
    Location of Death Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Cause of Death Liver Cancer
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Model
    Celebrity Index Do
    Claim to Fame One of the World`s Top Fashion Models in the 1950`s

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  • Her only child, a daughter named Alison, was born July 14, 1958 in Manhattan. She weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz. The father is her second husband, Immigration Department Official Alan Murray
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  • Her second husband, Alan Murray, was an Immigration Department Official.
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  • A supermodel before the term was invented, Dovima was reputed to be the highest-paid Manhattan high-fashion model of her time ($75 an hour) in the 1950s.
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  • Was born in New York City, in the Burough of Queens, in the neighborhood of Jackson Heights.
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  • A comic book fanatic -- a trait shared by her screen character, Marion, in Funny Face (1957).
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  • Dorothy Juba first devised the name Dovima for an imaginary friend she created as a kid.
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  • Worked closely with photographer Richard Avedon in the 1950s and became one of the world`s top fashion models. When the musical Funny Face (1957) was produced based on Avedon`s career, Dovima was given a role in the film.
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