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Christian Dior, born 21 January 1905, was a French fashion designer best known as the creator of Christian Dior SE, one of the world's top fashion companies now owned by parent firm LVMH. His fashion companies are well-known around the world, notably "on five continents in less than a decade" (Sauer).
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