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“When I started modeling, it was like, 'Oh, she's too dark,' and I kind of looked at them like, 'You're too daft.'” quote by Alek Wek — Download Open image

“When I started modeling, it was like, 'Oh, she's too dark,' and I kind of looked at them like, 'You're too daft.'”

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