Secrets from the front row:Influencers,WAGS and celebs learn their pecking order
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Secrets from the front row:Influencers,WAGS and celebs learn their pecking order

Zac Efron’s former girlfriend-cum-influencer Vanessa Valladares quickly learnt her place in the Fashion Week hierarchy. Now she’s no longer linked to the star,Valladares was seated in the second and even third row at shows throughout Fashion Week. “What’s she even doing here?” a fellow nobody was overheard scoffing.

  • byLucy Manly

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After a year of making headlines,Francesca Packer Barham deletes social media
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After a year of making headlines,Francesca Packer Barham deletes social media

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Merivale playboy Justin Hemmes puts on a model 48th birthday bash
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Merivale playboy Justin Hemmes puts on a model 48th birthday bash

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