Photographer<\/a>. She spent her early life in Italy.<\/p>\nMany years after the death of Donyale, her daughter joined forces with filmmaker Nailah Jefferson to produce the documentary Donyale Luna: Supermodel<\/em> to record the achievements of her mother, who was among the first black supermodels in the world and was once the highest-paid model in the world.<\/p>\nDream once revealed that even though her mom passed away when she was still very young and the little memories she had of her were blurry, she still felt her presence. She added that she felt the presence of her mother around and within her, and the feeling was getting stronger by the day.<\/p>\n
Her Mother Was The First Black Super Model<\/strong><\/h2>\nDream’s mother was one of the most recognized supermodels of her time. Famous as Donyale Luna, she was born Peggy Ann Freeman on August 31, 1945. With a height that is reported to be between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 2 inches, Donyale had African-American heritage on her father’s side and a mix of African-American and European heritage from her mother’s side.<\/p>\n
Dream Cazzaniga’s mother started her career as a model in 1963 after she was discovered by Davi McCabe, who was an English photographer. This was the same year that she moved to New York City from Detroit, where she was born. In no time, she emerged as one of the best-sought models of the time, which also opened the door for other models of color. She became the first black model to appear on the front page of Vogue.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, Donyale Luna is also known as an actress whose career began in the theatres in 1964. By the next year, she was already on the screen with her appearance in Camp. She appeared in several other TV shows and films, including Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966) and Skidoo (1968).<\/p>\n
Dream Cazzaniga is a Climate and Sustainability Expert<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith her mother being among the most successful models of her time, many would have thought that Donyale Luna’s daughter was also going to become a model or at least be in the fashion business. However, she has since cut a different path for herself. Dream Cazzaniga now has a career in the corporate world, and she is also a film producer and director.<\/p>\n
Before she started her career life fully, she was an intern with the Environmental Unit of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and after that, she got a job with the United Nations organ. Next, she had a career as a voluntary researcher with Foreste per Sempre. She then joined KPMG Italy, where she was hired as the Corporate Responsibility Network Coordinator before growing to become the Senior Consultant on Climate Change and Sustainability.<\/p>\n
In 2018, Dream joined InVento Innovation Lab impresa sociale s.r.l, where she continues to work to date. She is the Strategic Advisor and Researcher of the company, which is located in France.<\/p>\n
As a film director and producer, the only work Donyale Luna has to her credit is the aforementioned documentary, which she did in honor of her mother.<\/p>\n
For her hobbies, there have been reports that she also dances, although this is one part of her life that she keeps away from the public. More so, there is no indication that she has ever tried to dance professionally. Needless to say, she once launched a YouTube channel but has not made any posts on the video-sharing platform.<\/p>\n
She Is Married With Two Kids<\/strong><\/h2>\n