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Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing. It is how you wear it. who you are inside.

Carolina Herrera

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Carolina Herrera
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: January 8
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Ciudad de Caracas Venezuela
María Carolina Josefina Pacanins Niño
Elegance
Wearing
Wear
Inside
Inspirational

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