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Behold, The Duchess.(Fergie)(Interview)

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| December 01, 2007 | Newman, Judith | COPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Behold, The Duchess

For pop star Fergie, life is good. A platinum album, movie deals, and

a makeup contract. But there was a time when she could hardly

leave the house, let alone imagine being a celebrity. By Judith Newman

At the aptly named Luxe Hotel in Bel-Air, Stacy Ann Ferguson, a.k.a. Fergie, is breaking into people's rooms. OK, not really. What's happening is that the manager keeps sending us to rooms that turn out to be already occupied. I vote for rifling through people's luggage; Fergie won't let me. Is it possible the woman who, as the lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, bumped-and-ground her way through "My Humps," would ...

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