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Research by Sharilyn Vera.
SOURCES
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/counterfeit-queen-soul-180969340/
https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/04/the-bizarre-story-of-the-imitation-queen-of-soul/
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Woman-with-history-of-airliner-stowaways-arrested-16033015.php
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