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‘Legendary Glamma’: How Zambia’s Margaret Chola Became a Fashion Icon

Elderly woman wearing large sunhat and red sunglasses in South Africa.
South African woman in traditional attire with large sunhat, representing local guiding culture.

The Internet spawns all sorts of unlikely stars, the latest of which is an 80 year old grandmother from Zambia. What started as a fun project of clothes-swapping between Margret Chola and her granddaughter, NYC-based stylist Diana Kaumba, has mushroomed into an Instagram following of over 225,000.

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