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- ↑ "Easher is new Miss TCI". Turks and Caicos Weekly News . July 9, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Official Photo Shoot of Miss Turks and Caicos Islands 2011, Easher Parker". The Bahamas Weekly . July 20, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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