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“There’s always a boyfriend... Whatever else I have to give up on, I won’t give up on love.”

Quote by Carmen Dell'Orefice

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Carmen Dell'Orefice

Carmen Dell'Orefice, born on June 3, 1931, is a renowned fashion model. Known for her elegant image and enduring career, she is one of the iconic figures in the fashion industry during the mid-20th century. more

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“We are oceans apart. My mother had a very difficult life.”

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“I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.”

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“I didn't marry to have children. I married to have a relationship, and I was blessed with one child. I was an only child, too - my mother was smarter than most women today; she just had me.”

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“As a model, I didn't have an identity; I was a chameleon, a silent actress. I was an amorphous thing. I wasn't full of personality, I was full of solitude and solemnity. I wasn't a cover-girl type.”

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“Even with a computer, I can't get rid of all the papers in my life.”

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