Dolores Francine Rhiney as Liubaia also with Vanoye Aikens as Iface and Rhonda Fleming as Fabiola in La Révolte des esclaves / Revolt of the Slaves (Nunzio MALASOMMA) (1960/1961) (English Dub)
The 'first' (of many) black models was the American Francine Rhiney who made her debut by the Italian fashion designer Vincenzo Ferdinandi in 1952 in Italy, in Florence at Palazzo Pitti well 10 years before Donyale Luna. The first unmistakably Black model to walk on the European catwalk.
For this choice Ferdinandi suffered controversy and a certain ostracism from the top of fashion. It makes you question. What other models are out there that have been undocumented? A dime in a dozen, I'm sure! She's allegedly still alive! 93 or older now!