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" I wasn't even prepared to be an actress. I was 17 when I came out of high school, and suddenly became Miss World and then I became an actress. "
Priyanka Chopra
High School
School
World
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" I sang the 'Sunday Night Football' theme song two years in a row - my first part in American culture, although I still don't know anything about American football. "
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