Eleanor Lambert was an avid supporter of black fashion models, designers, and publications. She hired black models for high profile fashion shows such as the 1959 Moscow Exhibition and the 1973 Versailles Fashion Show, which she organized. She selected her client Stephen Burrows as one of the five designers to represent American fashion at Versailles. Lambert wrote about the designer Jon Haggins in 1972 in her syndicated newspaper column, citing him as the “first black fashion designer to make a name on Seventh Avenue.” In 1961, Lambert’s client Pauline Trigère hired model Beverly Valdes, making her the first black Seventh Avenue fit model. 
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