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There is something about fashion that can make people really nervous.

Anna Wintour

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Anna Wintour
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
Magazine Editor
Writer
London
England
Dame Anna Wintour
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Nervous
Fashion
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