Dovima biography sample
The Queens-born model Dovima became the template for high fashion in the s, before her American Dream tale turned tragic.
Her real name was Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba, but she created her professional name from the first two letters in her three given names.!
Dovima
American actress
For the Spanish drag queen, see Dovima Nurmi.
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Dovima in the s (Photo by Edgar de Evia for a furrier) | |
| Born | Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba ()December 11, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, () (aged62) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
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| Yearsactive | – |
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| Children | 1 |
Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (December 11, – May 3, ), known professionally as Dovima, was an American supermodel during the s.
Biography
Dovima was born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba in Queens, New York, to Stanley Juba, a Polish-American policeman who was born to Jewish parents;[1] and Margaret J. "Peggy" Horan, who was born in Ireland.
She had a younger brother, Stanley Jr.