Eunice W. Johnson

Eunice W. Johnson
Eunice W. Johnson
	Johnson photographed in her office at Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago, circa 1975.
Born	Eunice Walker; April 4, 1916; Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Died	January 3, 2010 (aged 93); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Woods Cemetery (Chicago, Illinois)
Education	B.A. Talladega College
Alma mater	Loyola University Chicago
Occupations	Businesswoman; company executive;
Years active	1942–2008
Notable credits	The Negro Digest; Ebony; Jet; Ebony Fashion Fair;
Title	Founder and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair
Spouse	John H. Johnson; (m. 1941; died 2005)
Children	2

Eunice Walker Johnson (April 4, 1916 – January 3, 2010) was an American businesswoman. Johnson was the wife of publisher John H. Johnson and an executive at Johnson Publishing Company. Johnson was the founder and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair, which began in 1958 as a hospital fundraiser and became an annual worldwide fashion tour that highlighted fashion for African-American women, running until a year before her death.

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