Who dated Donyale Luna?

Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, and occasionally billed simply as Luna, was an American model and actress. Known for her statuesque appearance and avant-garde persona, Luna was one of the most recognizable faces in the international fashion industry during the 1960s and is widely regarded as the first Black supermodel.

Born in Detroit, Luna began her modeling career in New York in 1964. She became the first Black model to appear on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, depicted in an illustration. Luna rose to prominence in Europe, where she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966. She worked with the leading photographers of the time, including Richard Avedon, David Bailey, William Klein, and Helmut Newton, and appeared in major fashion publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Elle. Her success challenged racial barriers in the fashion industry at a time when Black models remained largely excluded from mainstream editorial work.

Luna also pursued an acting career, appearing in several experimental films by Pop artist Andy Warhol—such as Camp (1965) and Donyale Luna (1967)—and becoming a fixture of his Factory scene as one of Warhol's superstars. She was also a muse to surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, collaborating with him on several happenings in 1966. She later appeared in European arthouse and avant-garde films, including Skidoo (1968), directed by Otto Preminger, Fellini Satyricon (1969), directed by Federico Fellini, and Salomè (1972), directed by Carmelo Bene. Luna died from a heroin overdose in 1979 at the age of 33. She has been recognized posthumously as a pioneering figure whose success helped pave the way for later generations of Black models.

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Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician and one of the founders of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, he went on to play electric guitar, sing backing vocals and play a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones recordings and in concerts.

After he founded the Rolling Stones as a British blues outfit in 1962 and gave the band its name, Jones's fellow band members Keith Richards and Mick Jagger began to take over the band's musical direction, especially after they became a successful songwriting team.

When Jones developed alcohol and drug problems, his performance in the studio became increasingly unreliable, leading to a diminished role within the band he had founded. In June 1969, the Rolling Stones dismissed Jones; guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Less than a month later, Jones died by drowning at the age of 27 in the swimming pool at his home at Cotchford Farm, East Sussex. His death was referenced in songs by many other pop bands, and Pete Townshend and Jim Morrison wrote poems about it. In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Rolling Stones.

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