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Ophelia DeVore (August 12, 1922 – February 28, 2014) was an American businesswoman, publisher, and model.〔Margalit Fox, ("Ophelia Devore-Mitchell, 91, Dies; Redefined Beauty" ) (obituary), ''New York Times'', March 13, 2014.〕 She was the first African-American model in the United States. In 1946, she helped establish the Grace Del Marco Agency, one of the first modeling agencies in America. == Life == Emma Ophelia DeVore was born on August 12, 1922, in Edgefield, South Carolina. She was one of ten children born to John Walter DeVore, who was of German-American and African-American descent, and Mary Emma Strother, who was a Black Indian. Monsieur DeVore owned a road contracting business and her mother was an educator and musician. Her father mentored her in communicating well with people, as her mother stressed proper education, appearance, and etiquette. DeVore attended segregated schools until she was nine, and then moved to Winston-Salem to live with her mother's brother, John. Two years later she moved to New York City to stay with her great-aunt Stella Carter. This prevented any future educational interruptions due to her father's travel schedule. DeVore graduated from Hunter College High School and went on to New York University. There, she majored in mathematics and minored in languages. In 1941, she married Harold Carter. He worked as a firefighter while she studied fashion, public relations, and advertising. Together, they had five children: Carol Carter Gertjegerdes, Jimmy Carter, Marie Carter, Michael Carter and Cheryl Carter Parks. Her grandchildren are: LaJuan Carter Dent, Loris Carter, Jimmy Carter, Jr., Petra Ophelia Gertjegerdes, Mark Gertjegerdes, Helmut Gertjegerdes, Tanya Gertjgerdes Williams, Shawn Carter and Karis Carter. DeVore married Vernon Mitchell in 1968, who died in 1972. In 1989, she was featured in Brian Lanker's ''I Dream a World'', a collection of portraits and biographies of black women who helped change America. In 2004, she was honored by the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Fashion Arts Xchange, Inc. for her contributions to fashion and entertainment. DeVore was also the CEO and publisher of ''The Columbus Times'' newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, a Black newspaper that she ran from the 1970s until retiring in 2009. After her retirement, DeVore's daughter, Carol Carter Gertjegerdes became publisher, until her retirement in 2015. The current publisher of the newspaper in DeVore's granddaughter, Petra Ophelia Gertjegerdes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ophelia DeVore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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