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- ↑ "Amina Warsuma | The Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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- ↑ Wilson, Julee (2011-10-19). "The Versailles Models of 1973 Honored At HuffPost Game Changers Awards Last Night". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "The Models of Versailles 1973 Tribute Luncheon". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2017-03-08.