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Nightclub-TV singer Donna Best wears gray silk evening dress by Wayne Clark, maribou coat by Claire Haddad
Nightclub-TV singer Donna Best wears gray silk evening dress by Wayne Clark, maribou coat by Claire Haddad

Nightclub-TV singer Donna Best wears gray silk evening dress by Wayne Clark, maribou coat by Claire Haddad

Date1/20/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nightclub-TV singer Donna Best wears gray silk evening dress by Wayne Clark, maribou coat by Claire Haddad.
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