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The first thing to do is to arrange to be born in Paris. After that, everything follows quite naturally.
Diana Vreeland
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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
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D. V. Vreeland
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