I refused to wear makeup and tied scarves around my head like a Russian peasant. I did the opposite of what all the other girls were doing, and I turned myself into a real man repeller. I dared people to like me and my nonconformity.
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Describing her rebellious youth in an interview for Harper's Bazaar.

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2013

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