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I was sitting at home one day and I got a call that Riccardo Tisci was considering me for the face of the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2014 campaign, and I said, Are you kidding? and that was the end of the conversation. I'm a really big fan.

Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
Actor
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Dallas
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Erica Abi Wright
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