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Sep 11 2007, Pooja

Dame Anita Roddick, one of Britain’s prominent entrepreneur and founder of beauty retailer The Body Shop passed away around 6:30 p.m on September 10, she was 64 years of age. She suffered from a major brain hemorrhage.

Anita Roddick was...

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