17 Facts About Nina Hyde

Nina Hyde joined The Washington Post in 1972, where she remained until her death in 1990.

Nina Hyde's parents were Harry A Solomon, an internist, and Ruth Solomon.

Nina Hyde had one brother, Howard, and a sister, Marquise Sue.

Nina Hyde was encouraged to be a doctor but she was upset by illness; a high school yearbook instead predicted that she would become the editor of Vogue.

Nina Hyde graduated from Smith College and was accepted to the New York University School of Law, as one of only two women admitted to the class.

Nina Hyde dropped out of law school to take a job with McCann-Erickson, an advertising firm, and Maidenform.

Nina Hyde married real estate developer Lloyd Hyde in 1961.

Nina Hyde joined Women's Wear Daily as a corset and brassiere editor, guided by the knowledge she had picked up in her role with Maidenform.

Nina Hyde was fashion editor at the newspaper until her death in 1990, when her position was filled by Cathy Horyn.

Nina Hyde encouraged Jennifer Brice to enter a modelling contest sponsored by Hecht's department store and introduced her to Oscar de la Renta and Stephen Burrows.

Nina Hyde was honored with the Eugenia Sheppard Award for fashion writing by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1989.

Nina Hyde frequently gave lectures at Duke University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Nina Hyde was a board member for Howard University Hospital and the DC Dance Company and founded what became the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

Nina Hyde was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, three years after a mammogram was misread that could have significantly improved her chances of recovery.

Nina Hyde died on May 4,1990, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC at the age of 57.

Nina Hyde raised almost $2 million for the Georgetown University Medical Center and after her death, the Post and her friends in the fashion industry continued to fundraise for the center, including launching a Super Sale fundraiser in 1990 and starting the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign in 1994.

Nina Hyde's papers are held by the Fashion Institute of Technology.