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I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?'

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Alek Wek
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: April 16
Actor
Model
Supermodel
Waw
South Sudan
Wore
Boots
Pants
Gotten
Hot
Thought
Cowboy

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