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Vera Leigh

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Vera Leigh was born Vera Glass on March 17, 1901 in Leeds, England.

Abandoned by her parents soon after birth, she was adopted by Eugene Leigh, an American racehorse trainer who owned stables at Maisons Laffitte, near Paris in France.

She had an early ambition to become a jockey, but after completing her education she worked as a dress designer. In 1927 she went into partnership with two friends to establish a 'grand maison' (fashion house) known as Rose Valoie in the Place Vendôme, Paris.

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