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I think women's bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.

Keira Knightley

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Keira Knightley
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: March 26
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Keira Christina Knightley
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