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Dame
Twiggy
DBE
Twiggy in 2023
Born
Lesley Hornby

(1949-09-19)19 September 1949(age 74)
Neasden,Middlesex,England
Other names
  • Twiggy
  • Twig the Wonderkid
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
Years active1966–present
Spouses
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(m.1977; died 1983)​
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(m.1988)​
Children1
Modelling information
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Hair colourBlonde
Eye colourBlue
AgencyModels 1

Dame Lesley LawsonDBE(néeHornby;born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nicknameTwiggy,is an English model, actress, and singer. She was aBritish cultural iconand a prominent teenaged model during theswinging '60sin London.

Twiggy was initially known for her thin build and theandrogynousappearance considered to result from her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair.[1][2]She was named "The Face of 1966" by theDaily Express[3]and voted British Woman of the Year.[4]By 1967, she had modelled in France, Japan, and the US, and had landed on the covers ofVogueandThe Tatler.Her fame had spread worldwide.[4]

After modelling, Twiggy enjoyed a successful career as a screen, stage, and television actress. Her role inThe Boy Friend(1971) brought her twoGolden Globe Awards.In 1983, she made her Broadway debut in the musicalMy One and Only,for which she earned aTonynomination forBest Actress in a Musical.She later hosted her own series,Twiggy's People,in which she interviewed celebrities; she also appeared as a judge on the reality showAmerica's Next Top Model.Her 1998 autobiographyTwiggy in Black and Whiteentered the best-seller lists.[3]Since 2005, she has modelled forMarks and Spencer,most recently to promote their recent rebranding, appearing in television advertisements and print media, alongsideMyleene Klass,Erin O'Connor,Lily Cole,and others.[5]In 2012, she worked alongside Marks & Spencer's designers to launch an exclusive clothing collection for the M&S Woman range.[6]

Early life[edit]

Lesley Hornby was born on 19 September 1949 and raised inNeasden(originally inMiddlesex,now a suburb of north-westLondon).[7]She was the third daughter of Nellie Lydia (néeReeman), a factory worker for a printing firm, and William Norman Hornby, a master carpenter and joiner from Lancashire.[8]Their first daughter, Shirley, had been born 15 years earlier; their second, Vivien, had been born 7 years earlier.[citation needed]According to Twiggy, her maternal grandfather was Jewish.[9]However, her mother's genealogy, which was examined on the seriesWho Do You Think You Are?in 2014, does not contain Jewish ancestry.[10]

Twiggy's mother taught her to sew from an early age. She used this skill to make her own clothing.[11]She attended theBrondesbury and Kilburn High School.

Modelling career (1965–1970)[edit]

1965–1967[edit]

Twiggy is one of the first international supermodels and a fashion icon of the 1960s.[12]Her greatest influence isJean Shrimpton,[13][14]whom Twiggy considers to be the world's first supermodel.[14]She has said she based her "look" onPattie Boyd.[15]Twiggy herself has been described as the successor to Shrimpton.[1][16][17][18]

In January 1966, aged 16, she had her hair coloured and cut short in London atLeonard of Mayfair,[19]owned by celebrity hairdresser Leonard.[20]The hair stylist was looking for models on whom to try out his new crop haircut and he styled her hair in preparation for a few test head shots.[21]A professional photographerBarry Lategantook several photos for Leonard, which the hairdresser hung in his salon. Deirdre McSharry, a fashion journalist from theDaily Express,saw the images and asked to meet the young girl.[22]

McSharry arranged to have more photos taken. A few weeks later, the publication featured an article and images of Hornby, declaring her "The Face of '66".[12][23]In it, the copy read: "The Cockney kid with a face to launch a thousand shapes... and she's only 16".[24]

Hornby's career quickly took off.[23]She was short for a model at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), weighed six point fivestone(41 kg; 91 lb) and had a 31–23–32 (79–58–81 cm) figure, "with a new kind of streamlined, androgynous sex appeal".[25][26]Her hairdresser boyfriend, Nigel Davies, became her manager, changed his name toJustin de Villeneuve,and persuaded her to change her name to Twiggy (from "Twigs", her childhood nickname).[27]De Villeneuve credits himself for Twiggy's discovery and her modelling success, and his version of events is often quoted in other biographies. In her 1998 bookTwiggy In Black and White,she says that she met Justin through his brother, when she worked as a Saturday girl at a hairdressers in London. This is where she began to see the models in the magazines, but never thought she could do something like that. Jean Shrimpton was her idol, so she grew her hair long to look like her, before having to have it cut off for her headshots byBarry Lategan.[21][28]Ten years her senior, De Villeneuve managed her lucrative career for seven years, overseeing her finances and enterprises during her heyday as a model.

Twiggy was soon seen in all the leading fashion magazines, commanding fees of£80 an hour, bringing out her own line of clothes called "Twiggy Dresses" in 1967,[29]and taking the fashion world by storm.[30]"I hated what I looked like," she said once, "so I thought everyone had gone stark raving mad."[23]Twiggy's look centred on three qualities: her stick-thin figure, a boyishly short haircut and strikingly dark eyelashes.[31]Her signature look was achieved in part by applying three layers of false eyelashes.[32]

One month after theDaily Expressarticle, Twiggy posed for her first shoot forVogue.A year later, she had appeared in 13 separate fashion shoots in internationalVogueeditions.[citation needed]

1967–1970[edit]

Twiggy in 1967, at the height of her early modelling career, showing the look that made her famous

Twiggy arrived inNew Yorkin March 1967 atKennedy Airport,an event covered by the press.[33]The New Yorker,LifeandNewsweekreported on the Twiggy "phenomenon" in 1967, with theNew Yorkerdevoting nearly 100 pages to the subject. "[21][34]That year she became an international sensation, modelling inFrance,JapanandAmerica,[4]and landing the cover of ParisVoguein May, the cover of USVoguethree times, in April, July and November, and the cover of BritishVoguein October.[31]In 1967, an editorial on page 63 of the edition of 15 March ofVoguedescribed her as an "extravaganza that makes the look of the sixties" Twiggy was, according to feminist criticLinda Delibero,"the most visible commodity Britain produced that year, and [America] generously complied with the hype, scarfing up skinny little Twiggy pens, Twiggy lunch boxes, Twiggy lashes, an assortment of Twiggy-endorsed cosmetics".[35]

TheMetropolitan Museum of Art's 2009 catalogue for its exhibitionTheModel as Muse: Embodying Fashionstated:

Twiggy's adolescent physique was the perfect frame for the androgynous styles that began to emerge in the 1960s. The trend was manifested in a number of templates: sweet A-line dresses with collars and neckties, suits and dresses that took their details from military uniforms, or, in the case ofYves Saint Laurent,an explicit transposition of the male tuxedo to women. Simultaneously, under the rubric of "unisex", designs that were minimalistic, including Nehru suits and space-agey jumpsuits, were proposed by designers such asPierre CardinandAndre Courreges,and, most famously in the United States, byRudi Gernreich.[36]

Twiggy has been photographed by such noted photographers asCecil Beaton,Richard Avedon,Melvin Sokolsky,Ronald Traeger,Bert Stern,Norman Parkinson,Annie LeibovitzandSteven Meisel.[30]

Reaction[edit]

Twiggy and the magazines featuring her image polarised critics from the start. Her boyishly thin image was, and still is, criticised for allegedly promoting an "unhealthy" body ideal for women.[37][25]"Twiggy came along at a time when teen-age spending power was never greater," said Su Dalgleish, fashion correspondent for theDaily Mail."With that underdeveloped, boyish figure, she is an idol to the 14- and 15-year-old kids. She makes virtue of all the terrible things of gawky, miserable adolescence."[38]At the height of her fame, Mark Cohen, president ofLeedsWomen's shop, had an even harsher view: "Her legs remind me of two painted worms." Yet Twiggy had her supporters.Diana VreelandofVoguestated, "She's no flash in the pan. She is the mini-girl in the mini-era. She's delicious looking."[38]In recent years, Twiggy has spoken out against the trend of waif-thin models, explaining that her own thin weight as a teenager was natural: "I was very skinny, but that was just my natural build. I always ate sensibly – being thin was in my genes."[39]

On 10 December 1969, despite being 20 years old, Twiggy was selected as the subject for one of the first editions produced byThames Televisionof the television seriesThis Is Your Life.[citation needed]

Stage, film, television, and singing career[edit]

1970–1979[edit]

Twiggy on set ofThe Boy Friendin 1971

After four years of modelling, Twiggy retired in 1970, stating: "You can't be a clothes hanger for your entire life!"[40]She broke off with Justin de Villeneuve, who had been overseeing her business affairs since 1966 and released him from his duties as her manager, claiming in later years that "her career had more to do with that famous picture of her with those funny painted eyelashes, which appeared in theDaily Expressunder the headline 'The Face of '66'"than with his promotional efforts.[28]

She has stated several times that she is only really remembered for her modelling career although it was "only a short part of my life". She began to develop a film interest through her weekly visits toKen Russell's house; they would watch old films together, which featuredGreta Garbo,Clark Gable,and other Hollywood actors and actresses. This began to give Twiggy a new outlook on the way she dressed and the way she wore her hair; she began wearing a beret, longer skirts, and flowers as the hippie look was beginning to take over London. Ken and Twiggy worked on a film together, calledThe Boy Friend(1971), after watching a performance of the original musical, staged by Ken's mother's amateur dramatics group.[citation needed]

Twiggy then embarked on an acting and singing career, starring in a variety of roles on stage and screen, and recording albums. In 1971, she made her film debut as an extra, dressed as a male courtier, inKen Russell'sThe Devils.The same year, she performed her first leading role as Polly Browne, in Russell's adaptation ofSandy Wilson's pastiche of 1920s hit musicals,The Boy Friend(1971). This marked her initial collaboration withTommy Tune,and won her twoGolden Globe Awards in 1972(New Star of the Year – ActressandBest Actress in a Musical or Comedy). Also in 1971, Twiggy released the single "Zoo de Zoo Zong", written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, and credited to Twiggy and Friends. In 1974, she made her West End stage debut inCinderella;made a second feature, the thrillerW(co-starring with her future husbandMichael Witney); and hosted her own British television series,Twiggs(later renamedTwiggy).[citation needed]

Twiggy withJustin de Villeneuvein Los Angeles (1973)

In 1973, she appeared withDavid Bowieon the cover of his seventh album,Pin Ups.which entered the UK chart on 3 November 1973 and stayed there for 21 weeks, peaking at No. 1. She was also name-checked ( "She'd sigh like Twig the wonder kid" ) in Bowie's songDrive-In Saturdayfor hisAladdin Sanealbum.[41]

In October 1975, she sang at the live performance ofRoger Glover'sThe Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feastalbum at theRoyal Albert Hallin London. The concert was filmed and produced by Tony Klinger and released to cinemas in 1976. In November 1976, she made an appearance onThe Muppet Show,in which she sang theBeatlessong, "In My Life".[42]In 1976, she signed toMercury Recordsand released the albumsTwiggyandPlease Get My Name Right,that contained both pop and country tunes.Twiggysold very well, peaking on the UK charts at No. 33, and gave Twiggy a silver disc for good sales. The album contains Twiggy's top-20 hit single, "Here I Go Again". "Please Get My Name Right" made it to No. 35 in 1977. The single, "A Woman in Love",failed to chart for Twiggy in 1977 but was a hit for theThree Degreesin 1979. Twiggy also sang some of the songs in the first volume ofCaptain Beaky and His Bandin 1977.

In 1978, the television distribution arm ofAmerican International Pictures,in an effort to gain additional syndication value in the US to theLWTrock music seriesSupersonic,repackaged the musical performances with Twiggy replacing Mike Mansfield's introductions. The new series, titledTwiggy's Jukebox,ran in most of the major television markets in the US during the 1978–79 TV season. Coincidentally, Twiggy had performed "Here I Go Again" and "Vanilla Olay" onSupersonicin September 1976, and these performances were included in the refurbished programme. After the initial season, Twiggy left the series, and American International Television continuedJukeboxwithBritt Eklandas host, using standard music videos rather than clips fromSupersonic.Twiggy appeared in "There Goes the Bride" withTom Smothersin 1979.[citation needed]

1980–1999[edit]

In 1980, Twiggy made a cameo appearance inThe Blues Brothers.She starred as Eliza Doolittle in 1981, oppositeRobert Powell,in theYorkshire TVproduction ofPygmalion.In 1983, she made her Broadway debut in the musicalMy One and Only,starring and co-staged byTommy Tune,for which she earned aTonynomination. She played oppositeRobin Williamsin the 1986 comedyClub Paradise.In 1987, she played a vaudeville performer in the British television specialThe Little Match Girl,and in 1988, she appeared in a supporting role inMadame Sousatzkaopposite her second husband, Leigh Lawson. In 1989, she was cast asHannah Chaplin,mother to Charles, in the British television movieYoung Charlie Chaplin,aired in the United States on PBS'WonderWorks.

In 1991, she co-starred in her first American network dramatic television series, the short-lived CBS sitcomPrincesses.Of eight episodes completed, only five aired. (HerPrincessesco-star,Fran Drescher,later spent some time with Twiggy and her family in England while developing Drescher's hit seriesThe Nanny,and modelled the characterMaxwell Sheffieldon Twiggy's husband Leigh Lawson.)[43][44]

In 1993, Twiggy appeared alongsideMark Hamillin the short segment "Eye" from the made-for-cable horror anthologyBody Bags.In 1994, Twiggy guest-starred in the first everHeartbeatChristmas special (in series 4), playing Lady Janet Whitley.

In 1997, Twiggy acted in theChichester Festival Theatrerevival ofNoël Coward'sBlithe Spirit.A year later, she playedGertrude Lawrencein the biographical stage revueNoel and Gertieat Bay Street Theatre inSag Harbor,Long Island.In 1999, she returned to the New York stage in anoff-Broadwayproduction,If Love Were All,a revised version ofNoel and Gertie,written and directed by Leigh Lawson; what set this edition apart were its tap numbers in period style. She starred as Gertrude Lawrence oppositeHarry Groener's Noël Coward.[citation needed]

2000–2009[edit]

In 2001, Twiggy co-hosted the British magazine programmeThis Morning.In 2003, she released another album,Midnight Blue.Seventeen of the CD's 20 tracks had previously unreleased material from 1982 to 1990, including a duet withLeo Sayer,"Save the Last Dance for Me", and a cover of theRolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday". Two of the tracks ( "Feel Emotion" and "Diamond" ) had been issued as singles in the mid-1980s. In 2005, she joined the cast of the television showAmerica's Next Top Modelfor Cycles 5–9 as one of four judges, and a year later, she appeared on the cover of the "Icons" issue ofSwindlemagazine.She also returned to modelling, fronting a major television, press, and billboard campaign forMarks & Spencer,the British department-store chain. Her involvement in the advertising campaign has been credited for reviving Marks and Spencer's fortunes.[45]

In 2006, she portrayed herself as a 19-year-old in the radio playElevenses with Twiggy,forBBC Radio 4'sThe Afternoon Playseries. She did not return toAmerica's Next Top Modelin its tenth season due to scheduling conflicts.[46]Her replacement was modelPaulina Porizkova.[47]Also in 2007,Sepia Recordsreleased a previously shelved album,Heaven in My Eyes [ "Discotheque" ],that Twiggy recorded in 1979, produced byDonna Summerand Juergen Koppers. In 2008, she supported the "Fashion Targets Breast Cancer" campaign in support ofBreakthrough Breast Cancer,alongside fellow celebrities – comedianAlan Carr,singerNatalie Imbruglia,actressAnna Friel,and broadcasterEdith Bowman.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2009, the beauty products companyOlaydebuted its "Definity Eye Cream" campaign depicting Twiggy. Accusations of airbrushing created a stir with the media and public. A website campaign set up by Jo Swinson, the Scottish Liberal Democrat MP, attracted 700 individual complaints.[48]Procter & Gambleadmitted to minor retouching and replaced the image. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announced that the ad gave a "misleading" impression, but that no further action was required because the image had already been withdrawn. Its announcement said:

However, we considered that the post-production re-touching of this ad, specifically in the eye area, could give consumers a misleading impression of the effect the product could achieve. We considered that the combination of references to "younger looking eyes", including the claim "reduces the look of wrinkles and dark circles for brighter, younger looking eyes", and post-production re-touching of Twiggy's image around the eye area, was likely to mislead.[48]

Later career[edit]

2010–present[edit]

Twiggy remains in the forefront of fashion for women of her age.[49]She was one of the few famous celebrities to survive being cut from the Marks & Spencer fashion team in 2009–2010, whenDannii Minoguejoined her for the spring/summer women's wear campaign.[50][51]

In 2010, she started aHome Shopping Networkfashion line called the "Twiggy London" collection.[52]

On 21 November 2011, she released an album,Romantically Yours,throughEMI.A collection of pop and easy listening standards spanning several generations, the album features versions of such compositions as "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered","Blue Moon","My Funny Valentine","Someone to Watch Over Me"and"They Can't Take That Away from Me",and London anthem"Waterloo Sunset".The album also includes a guest vocal appearance by Twiggy's daughter, Carly Lawson, onNeil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart",a guitar solo byBryan Adams,and a version ofRichard Marx's "Right Here Waiting"featuring duet vocals with the American songwriter himself. In 2016, archive images of Twiggy, alongside images of Shrimpton andJane Birkin,were used forTod'sFall/Winter campaign.[53]

On 22 November 2022, actress and filmmakerSadie Frostteamed up with Twiggy to create an interactive virtual documentary about Twiggy's life.[54]On 16 May 2023, the documentary's final scene was produced live atCannes Marché du Film Festival(theCannes Film Festival) 2023, in just 48 hours, using the on-site virtual production stage of film studio, Film Soho. Alongside this, a live virtual experience by metaverse company, Hadean, and live event visualisation solutions provider, disguise, made use ofUnreal Engineto create a photo-realistic recreation of London's Carnaby Street in the 1960s, engaging users with interactive elements based on Twiggy's memories of the time.[55]

Honours[edit]

She was appointed aDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire(DBE) in the2019 New Year Honoursfor services to fashion, to the arts and to charity. Her appointment appeared inThe London Gazetteunder her married name, Lesley Lawson.[56]

Personal life[edit]

Twiggy married American actorMichael Witneyin 1977. Their daughter, Carly, was born in 1978.[21]They remained married until his death in 1983 from a heart attack.[57]

She metLeigh Lawsonin 1984.[3]In 1988, they worked on the filmMadame Sousatzkaand married that year inSag Harbor, New York(onLong Island). The couple reside inKensington, London[58]and own a home inSouthwold, Suffolk.[59][60]

On Twiggy's official website, she states she is a supporter ofbreast cancerresearch,animal welfare,andanti-furcampaigns.[3]She was one of the celebrities, includingTom Hiddleston,Jo Brand,E. L. James,Benedict Cumberbatch,andRachel Riley,to design and sign her own card for the UK-based charityThomas Coram Foundation for Children.The campaign was launched by crafting company Stampin' Up! UK, and the cards were auctioned off oneBayduring May 2014.[61]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1971 The Devils Woman Uncredited
The Boy Friend Polly
1974 W Katie Lewis
1980 The Blues Brothers Chic Lady
There Goes the Bride Polly Perkins
1985 The Doctor and the Devils Jennie Bailey
1986 Club Paradise Phillipa Lloyd
The Little Match Girl Josie Roberts TV movie
1988 Madame Sousatzka Jenny
The Diamond Trap Det. Sgt. Charlie Lawson TV movie
Sun Child Fen Harris TV movie
1990 Istanbul (Keep Your Eyes Open) Maud
1993 Body Bags Cathy Matthews
1997 Something Borrowed, Something Blue Eve Hamel TV movie
1998 Brand New World Viv TV movie

Television[edit]

Stage[edit]

  • Cinderella,Casino Theatre, London, (1974)
  • The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast,the Royal Albert Hall, London (1975)
  • Captain Beaky and His Musical Christmas(pantomime), Apollo Victoria Theatre, London (1981)
  • My One and Only,St. James Theatre, New York (1983–1984)
  • Blithe Spirit,Chichester Festival Theatre, (1997)
  • Noel and Gertie,Bay Street Theatre, Long Island, New York, (1998)
  • If Love Were All,Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City (1999)
  • Blithe Spirit,Bay Street Theatre, Long Island, New York (2002)
  • Mrs. Warren's Profession,on tour, England (2003)

Discography[edit]

Albums

  • 1971The Boyfriend(Original Soundtrack) (MGM Records)
  • 1972Twiggy and the Girlfriends(Ember Records)
  • 1976Twiggy(Mercury Records) (UK #33)[63]
  • 1977Please Get My Name Right(Mercury Records) (UK #35)
  • 1977Captain Beaky and His Band
  • 1983My One and Only(withTommy Tune) (Atlantic Records)
  • 2003Midnight Blue(Eureka Records) (unreleased material from the 1980s)
  • 2007Heaven In My Eyes - Discotheque(Eureka Records) (unreleased material from the 1970s)
  • 2009Gotta Sing Gotta Dance(Stage Door Records)
  • 2011Romantically Yours(EMI Records)

Singles

  • 1966 "Some Do Some Don't (Some Will Some Won't)" (with Anne) (Columbia)
  • 1967 "Beautiful Dreams" (Ember Records)
  • 1967 "When I Think of You" (Ember Records)
  • 1971 "Zoo De Zoo Zong" (with Friends) (Bell Records)
  • 1972 "A Room in Bloomsbury" (withChristopher Gable) (Columbia)
  • 1976 "Here I Go Again" (Mercury Records) (UK #17)
  • 1976 "Vanilla Olay" (Mercury Records)
  • 1977 "Rings"((UK #35) from her albumPlease Get My Name Right)
  • 1977 "Please Get My Name Right" (Mercury Records)
  • 1977 "I Hope We Get to Love in Time"(Mercury Records)
  • 1977 "A Woman in Love" (Mercury Records)
  • 1977 "Tomorrow is Another Day" (Mercury Records)
  • 1978 "Falling Angel" (Mercury Records)
  • 1985 "Feel Emotion" (Arista Records) (UK #81)
  • 1986 "Diamond" (Arista Records)
  • 1989 "Winter Wonderland" (Object)

Books and exhibits[edit]

Sculpture (2012) by Neal French.Three Figures, Bourdon Place, London W1.
A passing shopper stumbles upon Terence Donovan photographing the model Twiggy near to his studio in 1960s Mayfair.
  • Twiggy,Twiggy: An Autobiography(1975),ISBN978-0-246-10895-1
  • Twiggy,Twiggy's Guide to Looking Good(1986),ISBN978-0-00-636672-0
  • Twiggy,Twiggy in Black and White(1997),ISBN978-0-671-51645-1
  • Emma Midgley, "London Swings Again With Ossie Clark Show At The V&A" (22 July 2003),Culture24
  • Twiggy,Twiggy: Please Get My Name Right(2004), Word Power Books,ISBN9784939102578
  • Iain R Webb,Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy(2008), foreword by Twiggy,ISBN978-1-85177-548-4
  • Twiggy,A Guide to Looking and Feeling Fabulous Over Forty(2008),ISBN978-0-7181-5404-2
  • The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion,Metropolitan Museum of Art, May–August 2009
  • Twiggy: A Life in Photographs, Terence Pepper, Robin Muir, and Melvin Sokolsky(2009),ISBN978-1-85514-414-9
  • Twiggy: A Life in Photographs,National Portrait Gallery (2009–2010)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Conekin, Becky E (2012). "Fashioning Mod Twiggy and the moped in 'swinging' London".History and Technology.28(2): 209–215.doi:10.1080/07341512.2012.694211.S2CID143701101.
  • Gross, Michael.Model: The ugly business of beautiful women(Harper Collins, 2011).
  • Sandbrook, Dominic.White Heat: A history of Britain in the swinging sixties(Abacus, 2015) pp 283–308.

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