A SALUTE TO WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2024



(All Photos an Information Taken From African American Automotive Association Website)



Emeline King – Ford Motor Company's First Black Female Designer

2024 AAAA Hall of Fame Inductee - Emeline King
(Story Taken From AAAA Facebook Post)

1983 Emeline King became the first black woman designer at Ford Motor Company.

The daughter of a Ford plastic model specialist, Emeline King fell in love with the Ford Mustang as a child. She later studied transportation design at the Art Center College of Design in California before joining Ford Motor Company in 1983. From the many projects she was involved in, some of her best-known work was the interior of the 1994 Ford Mustang.
She also contributed to the design of the 1990 Ford Probe and 2000 Ford Thunderbird, among other vehicles. Also, she patented a 15-inch wheel cover for the 1989 Thunderbird. Emeline retired from Ford in 2008.

(Click on Photo to See Video as Emeline King Shares Her Story)