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On Monday, May 2nd, 2005, 28-year-old LED Morrell raided her closet looking for the

perfect outfit. She settled on skinny jeans, a billowy white shirt, cream coloured knitted

sweater and a pair of high heels. Delicately, she styled her hair and applied makeup, ensuring

she looked flawless. There was a big day for LED, the start of a new life, and she wanted

to look her best. A waitress from the port city of Marseille in Southern

France, LED had worked in restaurants and bars most of her adult life. But she had grown

tired of the long nights unpredictable work hours, constant shift changes, unruly customers

and low pay. There was time for a career change.

With an avid interest in fashion, LED decided to follow through on her lifelong dream to

become a model. Others considered her a natural beauty, and modeling was a lucrative business

in France. Considered the ultimate fashion destination, the country's home to iconic fashion

houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior. However, LED had no modeling

experience. She had never even had her photos taken by a professional photographer. No one

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