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I grew up in Tennessee. We didn't know what Louis Vuitton was. I had to order all my prom outfits out of catalogs.
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Reese Witherspoon
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: March 22
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New Orleans
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Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
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