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[Coburg, Germany; July 12. Image via Getty]

Dancers take part in a samba festival in the southern German city of Coburg on July 12, 2009. Over 100 groups from 10 nations are performing at the annual festival. AFP PHOTO DDP / TIMM SCHAMBERGER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read TIMM SCHAMBERGER/AFP/Getty Images)

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5313368&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dream Big]]> Another excellent role model for young women emerges: Angela Bismarchi of Brazil is 36 years old and attempting to break the Guinness Book record for the most plastic surgeries performed on one person. Bismarchi is about to undergo her 42nd procedure — the current record, 47 procedures, is held by 52 year-old American Cindy Jackson. Basmarchi had a boob lift at 21 after giving birth to her first child and has been going under the knife ever since, driven by her desire to be beautiful, break records, and lead a winning samba troupe in Rio's Carniavale parade, equally. "I consider myself quite timid," she says. "I'm just a little girl grown big. I never imagined I would be famous. Things just happened." [MSNBC]

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