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Maybe people have no idea how much work is behind a picture. It can seem very effortless but there is a lot of work. It’s exactly like doing ballet. It’s hours and hours but when you go onstage it’s just the pleasure of dancing.

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Carine Roitfeld
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 19
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