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At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child.

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Andre Leon Talley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 16
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