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Fashion Fair Cosmetic Founder Dies

Eunice Johnson, 93, created color cosmetics for African-Americans.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Eunice Johnson, a driving force in fashion and cosmetics, died on Jan. 3. She was 93. Johnson was the creator of Ebony Fashion Fair, a tour of nearly 200 cities that has showcased haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion for a mostly African-American audience for more than 50 years. Nearly 40 years ago, Johnson became pertubed with the lack of cosmetics that enhanced the skin tones of her models. To remedy the situation, in 1973, she founded Fashion Fair Cosmetics, a prestige line that Africa...

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