China Machado | |
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 Machado in 1962. | |
| Born | Noelie da Souza Machado 25 December 1929 Shanghai, China |
| Died | 18 December 2016 (aged 86) Stony Brook, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion model, editor |
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| Children | 2 |
Noelie Dasouza Machado (25 December 1929 – 18 December 2016), known as China Machado, was a Chinese-born American fashion model, editor, and television producer. She was the first model of color to appear in a major American fashion magazine, in the February 1959 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.[1]
- ^ Foley, Bridget (March 2010). "China Machado: Legendary model and Avedon muse China Machado has still got it". W Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2014.