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'''China Machado''' ( |
'''China Machado''' ('''Noelie Dasouza Machado''') is a former fashion model, an editor and television producer. She is the first non-Caucasian to appear on the cover of a major American fashion magazine, in the February 1959 issue of ''[[Harper’s Bazaar]]''.<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Early Life== |
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Machado was born in [[Shanghai]], China. Her father was |
Machado was born in [[Shanghai]], China. Her father was from [[Macau]] and her mother was Chinese. She spent the early portion of her life learning how to cook, sew, knit, and crochet.<ref>Into the Gloss (February 2014)</ref> After World War 2, her family traveled to Argentina, Peru, and Spain. At the age of 19, she met the Spanish bullfighter, [[Luis Miguel Dominguín]].<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> She moved with him to Rome, where she had bit-roles in films, when she was 20<ref>Into the Gloss (February 2014)</ref> and was with Dominguín for almost two years. |
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==Career== |
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When the relationship ended, she moved to Paris and found work modeling for [[Hubert de Givenchy]].<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> At this time she changed her first name to China (pronounced CHEE-na). She later worked for [[Christian Dior]] and [[Balenciaga]]. During this time, she became the highest-paid runway model in Europe, earning $1,000 a day.<ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> |
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When the relationship ended, she moved to Paris and found work modeling for [[Hubert de Givenchy]].<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> According to her, she was asked to model for Balenciaga, but he was out of town, so they sent her to Givenchy instead. "They thought I was filling-in for a sick girl, so they grabbed me, put me in clothes, and threw me into the room where they were showing the collection. I barely knew anything about walking like a model, so I just copied the girl in front of me. At the end of the show, gorgeous Givenchy comes up to me and says, ‘Would you like to be in the cabine?’—that’s what they called the group of models who worked for the house. That’s how it all started."<ref>Into the Gloss (February 2014)</ref> At this time she changed her first name to China (pronounced CHEE-na). She later worked for [[Christian Dior]] and [[Balenciaga]]. She worked for Givenchy for three years<ref>Into the Gloss (February 2014)</ref> and during this time, she became the highest-paid runway model in Europe, earning $1,000 a day.<ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> |
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In 1957, she married the actor [[Martin LaSalle]]. (They divorced in 1965.) The couple eventually settled in New York City where Machado met [[Diana Vreeland]] and through Vreeland, [[Richard Avedon]], with whom she developed a very close friendship and calls a "great mentor in her life".<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> Avedon declared that she was “probably the most beautiful woman in the world.” <ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> His photographs of her were the ones used in the February 1959 issue of ''Harper's Bazaar''. Machado's modeling success opened the door "for generations of models of color, from [[Iman (model)|Iman]] and [[Naomi Campbell]] to [[Jourdan Dunn]] and [[Sessilee Lopez]]."<ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> |
In 1957, she married the actor [[Martin LaSalle]]. (They divorced in 1965.) The couple eventually settled in New York City where Machado met [[Diana Vreeland]] and through Vreeland, [[Richard Avedon]], with whom she developed a very close friendship and calls a "great mentor in her life".<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> Avedon declared that she was “probably the most beautiful woman in the world.” <ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> His photographs of her were the ones used in the February 1959 issue of ''Harper's Bazaar''. "It was 1958, and the publishers were saying, ‘We can’t put this girl in the magazine. Everyone in the South will quit subscriptions and no one will want to advertise with us!’ But they were published in February 1959, because—and I only found this out 20 years later—Dick had threatened to quit [his contract] if they didn’t use them!"<ref>Into the Gloss (February 2014)</ref> Machado's modeling success opened the door "for generations of models of color, from [[Iman (model)|Iman]] and [[Naomi Campbell]] to [[Jourdan Dunn]] and [[Sessilee Lopez]]."<ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> |
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Carol Squiers, curator of New York’s [[International Center of Photography]], describes an Avedon picture of her: “She’s this sort of soigné, devil-may-care woman who’s all fixed up and very proper, but she also has this slight attitude, like: You don’t like it? Tough."<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> |
Carol Squiers, curator of New York’s [[International Center of Photography]], describes an Avedon picture of her: “She’s this sort of soigné, devil-may-care woman who’s all fixed up and very proper, but she also has this slight attitude, like: You don’t like it? Tough."<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> |
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She worked for Avedon exclusively for three years before he got her a job as [[Harper's Bazaar]]'s Senior Fashion Editor where, eventually, she became the Fashion Director.<ref>Into the Gloss (February 2014)</ref> |
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In 1989 she was added to the [[International Best Dressed List]], founded in 1940 by [[Eleanor Lambert]]. |
In 1989 she was added to the [[International Best Dressed List]], founded in 1940 by [[Eleanor Lambert]]. |
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Machado eventually became an editor at ''Harper's Bazaar'', followed by other endeavors in publishing, fashion, and television. |
Machado eventually became an editor at ''Harper's Bazaar'', followed by other endeavors in publishing, fashion, and television. |
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==Personal Life== |
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She lives on Long Island, New York with her current husband, Riccardo Rosa.<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> She has two children, Blanche and Emmanuelle.<ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> |
She lives on Long Island, New York with her current husband, Riccardo Rosa.<ref>Foley (March 2010)</ref> She has two children, Blanche and Emmanuelle.<ref>Yuan (14 August 2011)</ref> |
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* {{cite web |url= http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2010/03/china_machado/ |title=China Machado: Legendary model and Avedon muse China Machado has still got it. |last=Foley |first=Briget |publisher=W Magazine |date=March 2010 |accessdate=2 January 2014}} |
* {{cite web |url= http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2010/03/china_machado/ |title=China Machado: Legendary model and Avedon muse China Machado has still got it. |last=Foley |first=Briget |publisher=W Magazine |date=March 2010 |accessdate=2 January 2014}} |
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* {{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/11/fall/china-machado/ |title=I Didn’t Think of Myself As Good-Looking at All |last=Yuan |first=Jada |publisher=New York Magazine |date=14 August 2011 |accessdate=2 January 2014}} |
* {{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/11/fall/china-machado/ |title=I Didn’t Think of Myself As Good-Looking at All |last=Yuan |first=Jada |publisher=New York Magazine |date=14 August 2011 |accessdate=2 January 2014}} |
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* {{cite web |url=http://intothegloss.com/2014/02/china-machado-model/ |title=China Machado, Model |last=Weiss |first=Emily |publisher=Into the Gloss |date=10 February 2014 |accessdate=10 February 2014}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 16:39, 10 February 2014
China Machado | |
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| Born | Noelie Dasouza Machado Shanghai, China |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion model, editor |
| Known for | Fashion model, fashion editor |
China Machado (Noelie Dasouza Machado) is a former fashion model, an editor and television producer. She is the first non-Caucasian to appear on the cover of a major American fashion magazine, in the February 1959 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.[1]
Early Life
Machado was born in Shanghai, China. Her father was from Macau and her mother was Chinese. She spent the early portion of her life learning how to cook, sew, knit, and crochet.[2] After World War 2, her family traveled to Argentina, Peru, and Spain. At the age of 19, she met the Spanish bullfighter, Luis Miguel Dominguín.[3] She moved with him to Rome, where she had bit-roles in films, when she was 20[4] and was with Dominguín for almost two years.
Career
When the relationship ended, she moved to Paris and found work modeling for Hubert de Givenchy.[5] According to her, she was asked to model for Balenciaga, but he was out of town, so they sent her to Givenchy instead. "They thought I was filling-in for a sick girl, so they grabbed me, put me in clothes, and threw me into the room where they were showing the collection. I barely knew anything about walking like a model, so I just copied the girl in front of me. At the end of the show, gorgeous Givenchy comes up to me and says, ‘Would you like to be in the cabine?’—that’s what they called the group of models who worked for the house. That’s how it all started."[6] At this time she changed her first name to China (pronounced CHEE-na). She later worked for Christian Dior and Balenciaga. She worked for Givenchy for three years[7] and during this time, she became the highest-paid runway model in Europe, earning $1,000 a day.[8]
In 1957, she married the actor Martin LaSalle. (They divorced in 1965.) The couple eventually settled in New York City where Machado met Diana Vreeland and through Vreeland, Richard Avedon, with whom she developed a very close friendship and calls a "great mentor in her life".[9] Avedon declared that she was “probably the most beautiful woman in the world.” [10] His photographs of her were the ones used in the February 1959 issue of Harper's Bazaar. "It was 1958, and the publishers were saying, ‘We can’t put this girl in the magazine. Everyone in the South will quit subscriptions and no one will want to advertise with us!’ But they were published in February 1959, because—and I only found this out 20 years later—Dick had threatened to quit [his contract] if they didn’t use them!"[11] Machado's modeling success opened the door "for generations of models of color, from Iman and Naomi Campbell to Jourdan Dunn and Sessilee Lopez."[12]
Carol Squiers, curator of New York’s International Center of Photography, describes an Avedon picture of her: “She’s this sort of soigné, devil-may-care woman who’s all fixed up and very proper, but she also has this slight attitude, like: You don’t like it? Tough."[13]
She worked for Avedon exclusively for three years before he got her a job as Harper's Bazaar's Senior Fashion Editor where, eventually, she became the Fashion Director.[14]
In 1989 she was added to the International Best Dressed List, founded in 1940 by Eleanor Lambert.
Machado eventually became an editor at Harper's Bazaar, followed by other endeavors in publishing, fashion, and television.
Personal Life
She lives on Long Island, New York with her current husband, Riccardo Rosa.[15] She has two children, Blanche and Emmanuelle.[16]
References
- ^ Foley (March 2010)
- ^ Into the Gloss (February 2014)
- ^ Foley (March 2010)
- ^ Into the Gloss (February 2014)
- ^ Foley (March 2010)
- ^ Into the Gloss (February 2014)
- ^ Into the Gloss (February 2014)
- ^ Yuan (14 August 2011)
- ^ Foley (March 2010)
- ^ Yuan (14 August 2011)
- ^ Into the Gloss (February 2014)
- ^ Yuan (14 August 2011)
- ^ Foley (March 2010)
- ^ Into the Gloss (February 2014)
- ^ Foley (March 2010)
- ^ Yuan (14 August 2011)
- Foley, Briget (March 2010). "China Machado: Legendary model and Avedon muse China Machado has still got it". W Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- Yuan, Jada (14 August 2011). "I Didn't Think of Myself As Good-Looking at All". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- Weiss, Emily (10 February 2014). "China Machado, Model". Into the Gloss. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
External links
- Cowles, Charlotte (29 August 2013). "China Machado: Avedon's Muse Talks Modeling at 83". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- Mackay, Mairi (24 October 2011). "China Machado: The woman signed as a model at 81". CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- Mulkerrins, Jane (5 March 2013). "China Machado on her fabulous life". Telegraph.UK. Retrieved 2 January 2014.