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I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.

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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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Lee Alexander McQueen
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