An "it girl" is an attractive, well-known young woman who is perceived to have both

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and a personality that is especially engaging. The expression ''it girl'' originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. It gained further attention in 1927 with the popularity of the

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film '' It'', starring

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

. In the earlier usage, a woman was especially perceived as an "it girl" if she had achieved a high level of popularity without flaunting her sexuality. Today, the term is used more to apply simply to fame and beauty. The ''

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'' distinguishes between the chiefly American usage of "a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc.", and the chiefly British usage of "a young, rich woman who has achieved celebrity because of her

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lifestyle". The terms " it boy" or "it man" are sometimes used to describe a male exhibiting similar traits.

History

Early use

An early literary usage of ''it'' in this sense is found in a 1904 short story by

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much ...

(Traffics and Discoveries (1904) ‘Mrs Bathurst’), which contains the line "'Tisn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just It. Some women'll stay in a man's memory if they once walk down a street." Elinor Glyn, the notorious British novelist who wrote the book titled ''It'' and its subsequent screenplay, lectured: Glyn first rose to fame as the author of the scandalous 1907 bestseller '' Three Weeks''. She is widely credited with the invention of the "it girl" concept: although the slang predates her book and film, she was responsible for the term's impact on the culture of the 1920s. In 1927, the Paramount Studios film was planned as a special showcase for its popular star

, and her performance introduced the term "it" to the cultural lexicon. The film plays with the notion that "it" is a quality which eschews definitions and categories; consequently, the girl portrayed by Bow is an amalgam of an ingenue and a

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, with some qualities later portrayed by

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's latter day " Material Girl" incarnation. By contrast, Bow's rival in the script is equally young and comely, as well as rich and well-bred, yet is portrayed as not possessing "it". Clara Bow later said she wasn't sure what "it" meant,''Waterloo Daily Courier'', 21 September 1950 although she identified

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and later

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as "it girls". The fashion component of the "it girl" originated with Glyn's elder sister, couturier Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, known professionally as "Lucile". Lucile managed exclusive salons in London, Paris and New York, was the first designer to present her collections on a stage complete with the theatrical accoutrements of lights and music (inspiring the modern

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or catwalk show), and was famous for making sexuality an aspect of fashion through her provocative

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and lingerie-inspired clothes. She also specialised in dressing trendsetting stage and film performers, ranging from the stars of the ''

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as '' The Ziegfeld Foll ...

'' on Broadway to silent screen icons such as

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and Irene Castle. As early as 1917, Lucile herself used the term "it" in relation to style in her fashion column for ''

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'': "... I saw a very ladylike and well-bred friend of mine in her newest Parisian frock ... she felt she was 'it' and perfectly happy."

Modern "it girls"

In the late 1970s the term distanced itself from Bow, as magazines used it to describe

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. Since the 1980s, the term "it girl" has been used slightly differently, referring to a wealthy, normally unemployed, young woman who is pictured in tabloids going to many parties often in the company of other celebrities, receiving media coverage in spite of no particular personal achievements or TV hosting / presenting. The writer William Donaldson observed that, having initially been coined in the 1920s, the term was applied in the 1990s to describe "a young woman of noticeable 'sex appeal' who occupied herself by shoe shopping and party-going". Donaldson, W. (2002) ''Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics''. In 2023, Matthew Schneier for '' The Cut,'' defined the

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"it girl" as being: "Famous for being out, famous for being young, famous for being fun, famous for being famous." Schneier added that an "it girl" does not define itself that way, but that "magazine writers, newspaper columnists, photographers" do. The prominence of an "it girl" is often temporary; some of the rising "it girls" will either become fully-fledged celebrities, commonly initially via appearances on

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shows or series; lacking such an accelerant, their popularity will normally fade. Schneier claimed that achieving obscurity is required to be considered one: "An undeniable celebrity is not an 'It' girl." Editors at ''The Cut'' also included a list of over 150 '"It" girls. Called '''It' Girl Inflation'', the article praised the Internet for increasing supply and demand, or democratizing, the 'It' Girl. Notable New York "it" girls included

Tinsley Mortimer Tinsley Randolph Mortimer ( née Mercer; born August 11, 1975) is an American actress, socialite and reality television personality. She is known for starring in the reality television series '' High Society'' and '' The Real Housewives of New Yo ...

Olivia Palermo Olivia Palermo (born February 28, 1986) is an American socialite, fashion influencer, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, model (person), model and celebrity, television personality. Early life Olivia Palermo was born on February 28, 1986, in Ne ...

, Fabiola Beracasa Beckman, Amanda Hearst, Leigh Lezark, Vashtie Kola, Cat Marnell, Audrey Gelman, Tavi Gevinson,

Jemima Kirke Jemima Jo Kirke (born 26 April 1985) is a British-American artist, actress and director. She gained international acclaim through her role as Jessa Johansson in the 2012 HBO series '' Girls''. She made her film debut in the 2005 indie short '' ...

, Barbie Ferreira, Chloe Wise, Salem Mitchell, Dasha Nekrasova, Ivy Getty, Caroline Calloway, and Eve Jobs.

Examples

1900s

Evelyn Nesbit Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American model (person), artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. She is best known for her career in New York City, as well as her husband, railroad scion Har ...

(1884 or 1885–1967), American artists' model, photographic model, chorus girl, and silent film actress, whose rise to fame around 1900 has been called "the birth of the 'It Girl'". * Brenda Dean Paul (1907–1959), British

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actress and socialite.

1920s

* Daisy Fellowes (1890–1962), French socialite, Paris editor of American

, and an heiress to the

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fortune.

1940s

Gloria Vanderbilt Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, ...

(1924-2019), American socialite, sole heiress to Vanderbilt fortune.

1950s

Lee Radziwill Caroline Lee Radziwill (; March 3, 1933 – February 15, 2019), previously known as Lee Canfield and Lee Ross, was an American socialite, public relations executive, and interior designer. She was the younger sister of former First Lady of the ...

(1933–2019), American socialite,

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...

executive, interior designer, and younger sister of former First Lady

Jacqueline Kennedy Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular f ...

1960s

Edie Sedgwick Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress, model and socialite who was one of Andy Warhol's superstars, starring in several of his short films during the 1960s.Watson, Steven (2003), "Factory Ma ...

(1943–1971), American actress, model, and

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (;''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''"Warhol" born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol ...

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, was dubbed "the it girl". * Twiggy (b. 1949), British model and actress, famous for her iconic androgynous look and role in defining the 1960s fashion era. * Jane Holzer (b. 1940), American art collector, former model, actress and Warhol superstar. * Peggy Lipton (1946–2019), actress and model known from the hit TV show ''

The Mod Squad ''The Mod Squad'' is an American crime drama series, originally broadcast for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 1968, to March 1, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Peter "Pete" Cochran, Clarence Williams III as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, Pegg ...

''. * Ali MacGraw (b. 1939), American actress and activist, her first job was as

Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was an American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine ''Harper's Bazaar'' and as editor-in-chief at '' Vogue'', later becoming a special consultant to the Costume ...

's assistant in the early 60s. * Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon (b. 1947), British socialite and heiress * Pat Cleveland (b. 1950), American supermodel, one of the first African-American models within the fashion industry to achieve prominence.

1970s

* Marisa Berenson (b. 1947), American actress, model and granddaughter of fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. * Diane von Fürstenberg (b. 1947), Belgian fashion designer, her and husband Prince Egon von Fürstenberg were known as an "it couple". *

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. She began her Model (person), modelling career in New York State, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Yves St ...

(b. 1948), Jamaican singer, model and actress. "It girl" of the

Studio 54 Studio 54 is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street (Manhattan), 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served ...

disco Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...

scene. * Bianca Jagger (b. 1945), Nicaraguan actress and activist, wife of

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...

, and "it girl" of the

scene. * Nan Kempner(1930–2005), American socialite and philanthropist. * Iman (b. 1955), Somali-American supermodel, entrepreneur, philanthropist and widow of David Bowie.

1980s

* Edwige Belmore (1957 –2015), French model, singer, artist and actress. * Dianne Brill (b. 1958), fashion designer, model, author, and former

club kid The Club Kids were a New York City-based artistic and fashion-conscious youth movement composed of nightlife personalities active from the late 1980s to 1996. Coined by a 1988 New York (magazine), ''New York'' cover story, the Club Kids crossed o ...

deemed her the "Queen of the Night". * Cornelia Guest (b. 1963), New York socialite, author and actress, considered an "it girl" of the 80s club scene. * Cookie Mueller (b. 1949–1989), American actress and author who starred in multiple

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

films. *

Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein ( ; born May 21, 1966) is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series ''House'' (2004–2011). Between 2014 and 2018, Edelstein starred as Abby McCarthy in the Bravo s ...

(b. 1966), American actress, and part of the 80s club scene. She was dubbed New York City's "Queen of the Night" by

Maureen Dowd Maureen Brigid Dowd (; born January 14, 1952) is an American columnist for ''The New York Times'' and an author. During the 1970s and early 1980s, Dowd worked for ''The Washington Star'' and ''Time'', writing news, sports and feature articles. ...

in 1986. * Tina Chow (b. 1950–1992), American model and jewelry designer.

1990s

Kate Moss Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is an English model. Arriving towards the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her t ...

(b.1974), English model. Considered one of the UK's most famous "it girls", Moss has been a

to various

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and contemporary artists; namely

Marc Jacobs Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs, and formerly Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, which was produced for approximately 15 years, before it was d ...

. *

Chloë Sevigny Chloë Stevens Sevigny ( ; born November 18, 1974) is an American actress. Known for her work in independent films with controversial or experimental themes, her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for an Acade ...

(b. 1974), American actress and model, was described as an "it girl" by

Jay McInerney John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include '' Bright Lights, Big City'', ''Ransom'', '' Story of My Life'', '' Brightness Falls'', and ''The Last o ...

in ''

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'' in 1994, because of her status as a fashion ''

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''. *

Pamela Anderson Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model and media personality. She rose to prominence after being selected as the February 1990 ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month. She went on to make regular appearan ...

(b. 1967), Canadian-American actress, model, media personality, and author. *

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (née Bessette; January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American fashion publicist. She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion sense ...

(1966-1999), American publicist for

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery. ...

and wife to

John F. Kennedy Jr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999), often referred to as John-John or JFK Jr., was an American socialite, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was a son of 35th United States president John F. K ...

. Cited as the pinnacle of the 90's American "It Girl". * Tamara Beckwith (b. 1970), English socialite and television personality, was widely described as an "it girl" in the 1990s. *

Aerin Lauder Aerin Rebecca Lauder Zinterhofer (born April 23, 1970) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. Family and education Lauder is the daughter of Jo Carole Lauder (née Knopf) and Ronald Lauder. Her father served as U.S. Ambassador to ...

(b.1970), American socialite, businesswoman and billionaire heiress. Considered an "it girl" by '' Vanity Fair''. *

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson (23 December 1971 – 8 February 2017) was an English socialite and television personality. She appeared in several television shows, including the reality programme ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British ...

(1971–2017), English socialite and television personality, was considered to be the foremost of the 1990s "it girls" in the

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. * Parker Posey (b. 1968), American actress, was considered by many to be the "it girl" of the burgeoning

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scene of the 1990s after she played a hip, young socialite in the 1995 film ''Party Girl''.

2000s

Alexa Chung Alexa Chung (born 5 November 1983) is an English model and television personality. Chung pursued a modelling career as a teenager after being scouted by a modelling agency at the Reading Festival. She has walked for brands such as Vivienne Westw ...

(b. 1983), English model and television personality. Described as the "21st century it girl." * Devon Aoki (b. 1982), American supermodel and retired actress. *

(b. 1975), American socialite and television personality. * Charlotte Ronson (b. 1977), English fashion designer and socialite, based in the U.S. *

Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing (, born 16 September 1981) is a Chinese actress. After gaining recognition for the costume drama '' My Fair Princess'' (1998–1999), Fan's breakthrough came with Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster '' Cell Phone'' (2003), which won her th ...

(b. 1981), Chinese actress. * Nicky Hilton (b. 1983), American socialite, member of the Hilton family by birth and of the

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through marriage. *

Mischa Barton Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born 24 January 1986) is a British-American film, television, and stage actress. She began her career on the stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's '' Slavs!'' and took the lead in James Lapine's '' Twelve Dreams'' at ...

(b. 1986), British-American actress. Entertainment Weekly, as well as other tabloids, labelled her as an "It Girl" in the early 2000s. *

(b. 1986), American socialite and television personality. * Sara Schätzl (b. 1987), German writer and actress, was labelled an "it girl" by the German tabloid press in the late 2000s. * Cory Kennedy (b. 1990), American Internet celebrity and model, described as "the Internet's First It Girl".

2010s

Gigi Hadid Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid ( ; born April 23, 1995) is an American fashion model and television personality. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Throughout her career, Hadid has made at least ...

(b. 1995), American model and television personality. * Bella Hadid (b. 1996), American model. *

Kendall Jenner Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995) is an American model, socialite and media personality. She rose to fame in the reality television show ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians,'' in which she starred for 20 seasons and nearly 15 years ...

(b. 1995), American model and television personality. *

Cara Delevingne Cara Jocelyn Delevingne ( ; born 12 August 1992) is an English model and actress. She signed with Storm Management after leaving school in 2009. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014, and List of award ...

(b. 1992), English singer, actress and model. *

Emily Ratajkowski Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski ( , ; born June 7, 1991) is an American model and actress. Born in London to American parents and raised in Encinitas, California, she signed to Ford Models at a young age. Her modeling debut was on the cover of the Mar ...

(b. 1991), American model and actress. * Cat Marnell (b. 1982), American writer and media commentator. * Petra Collins (b. 1992), Canadian artist, director of photography, fashion model and actress. *

Park Shin-hye Park Shin-hye (, born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition as a child in Korean drama, television series ''Stairway to Heaven (2003 TV series), Stairway to Heaven'' (2003) and ''Tree of Heaven (TV series), Tree o ...

(b. 1990), South Korean actress.

2020s

* Julia Fox (b. 1990), Italian-American actress, artist, model, singer, and media personality. "I'm So Julia" became a slang term for being "everywhere", which in turn means being the "it girl". *

Lily-Rose Depp Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 27 May 1999) is a French and American actress. Born to actors Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, she began her acting career in film with a minor role in ''Tusk'' (2014) and pursued a career as a fashion model. She ap ...

(b. 1999), French-American actress and model. *

Charli xcx Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Re ...

(b. 1992), English singer-songwriter. * Jisoo (b. 1995), Jennie (b. 1996),

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(b 1997), and

Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA" * Lisa, stagename of Japanese singer Lisa Komine (born 1978) * Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980) * Lisa (Japanese musician, b ...

(b. 1997), members of South Korean girl group

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. *

Hari Nef Hari Nef (born October 21, 1992) is an American actress, model, and writer. Nef's breakthrough role was Gittel in the Amazon original series '' Transparent'', for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performa ...

(b. 1992), American actress, model, and writer. * Addison Rae (b. 2000), American singer. * Irene Kim (b. 1987), American model. *

NewJeans NewJeans (), also known as NJZ (), is a South Korean girl group formed by ADOR, a sub-label of Hybe Corporation, Hybe. The group is composed of five members: Minji (singer), Minji, Hanni (singer), Hanni, Danielle Marsh, Danielle, Haerin, and H ...

, South Korean girl group. * Hunter Schafer (b. 1998), American actress and model. * Emma Chamberlain (b. 2001), American

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, podcaster, businesswoman and model. * Ayo Edebiri (b. 1995), American actress and comedian. * Alex Consani (b. 2003), American model and social media personality. *

Gabbriette Gabriella Leigh Bechtel (born July 28, 1997), known professionally as Gabbriette, is an American model and musician. She first gained prominence as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the punk rock band Nasty Cherry before coming to wider recog ...

(b.1997), American model and musician. * Ivy Getty (b.1994), American heiress and model. * Mia Khalifa (b. 1993), Lebanese-American media personality, model and former porn star.

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Film and theater

* Glyn's 1927 film script was adapted into a musical called ''The It Girl'', which opened off-Broadway in 2001 at the York Theatre Company, starring

Jean Louisa Kelly Jean Louisa Kelly (born March 9, 1972) is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Tia Russell in '' Uncle Buck'' (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including ''The Fantasticks'' (1995 ...

. * '' It Girls'' is a 2002 feature documentary film directed by Robin Melanie Leacock, which chronicles the activities of a group of socialites in

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, New York, U.S., during

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