Venezuelan Fashion Designer Carolina Herrera was Born in 1939

Today in Latin American history, Venezuelan fashion designer Carolina Herrera was born in 1939.

Herrera started her fashion line in 1981 after uprooting her family and moving to New York City.

She has designed clothes for many famous people ranging from celebrities to U.S. first ladies.

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