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\"It was only a matter of time before I would try to become a model myself,\" Leni told Vogue Germany. \"The first offer came when I was only 12 or 13, from a brand I liked to wear: Brandy Melville. At that time I begged my mother, but no chance. Now I understand that it would have been too early.\"

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