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I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.

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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
Wimbledon
Lifelong
Walk
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Passion

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