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I always knew the woman I wanted to be-I knew I wanted to be a woman who was independent a woman who was in the driving seat, a woman who didn't need for the man to decide.

Diane von Furstenberg

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Diane von Furstenberg
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 31
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Fashion Designer
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urban area of Brussels
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