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Two specials exposing the ugliest parts of NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 09:(L-R) Nigel Barker, J. Alexander and Jay Manuel attend the Pamella Roland fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at The Studio at Lincoln Center on September 9, 2013 in New York City.(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring
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