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I don't even know what would have happened to me had I not become a model. I don't know if I would have gotten out of Oklahoma. I was so young when things started happening for me and I realized I could make a living.

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Amber Valletta
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 9
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Model
Television Actor
Phoenix
Arizona
Amber Evangeline Valletta
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