Jennifer Brice
Jennifer Brice is a model recognized by the 2011 Huffington Post Game Changer Awards. The awards honored African American models featured in the Versailles fashion show entitled The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show which was a fashion show held on November 28, 1973, in the Palace of Versailles in France. The fashion show was organized to raise money to restore the palace. Jennifer Brice was among several models recognized including Pat Cleveland, Bethann Hardison, Billie Blair, Alva Chinn, Norma Jean Darden, Charlene Dash, Barbara Jackson, China Machado, Ramona Saunders, and Amina Warsuma.[1][2][3]
Brice was discovered at the age of 18 by *Washington Post* fashion editor, Nina Hyde. Hyde encouraged her to enter the Model of the Year pageant in 1972, which she won. Hyde then booked her for the 1973 Versailles Fashion Show, where she became one of 36 models representing the mosaic of American people.[4][5]
Career and personal life
At the age of 14, Brice attended the Sears Charm School. When 16 years old she won Miss DC Teenager in the Miss Teen USA Pageant. She married in 1960 and had her first child shortly afterwards. She divorced in 1978 and remarried in 1982, relocating to Boston to do modeling work for department stores. She has three children.[5]
In 1976, Brice was teaching charm and dance in Washington DC's Recreation Department when fashion designer, Stephen Burrows hired her. A year later she was selected as 'Best Model of the Year' by the modeling agency, International Mannequins, following in the footsteps of previous winners, Naomi Sims and Beverly Johnson.[6]
References
- ↑ Robin,, Givhan,. The Battle of Versailles : the night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history. ISBN 9781250062321. OCLC 908176012. Search this book on
- ↑ "Huffington Post Game Changers of Style". www.msfabulous.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Wilson, Julee (2011-10-19). "The Versailles Models of 1973 Honored At HuffPost Game Changers Awards Last Night". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ↑ "'Battle of Versailles': How African American models reshaped fashion". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jennifer Brice – Fairytale Career". mini MAD MOD 60s/70s. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ Hyde, Nina S. (26 June 1977). "Fashion Notes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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