Audrey’s mother was a Belgium baroness, and you'd think her childhood would have been wonderful. But childhood often gets cut short in the time of war.
Little Audrey Hepburn, her family, and forty others spent much of World War II hiding from the Nazis in the Dutch country side. Exhibiting unbelievable bravery, she was a runner for the Resistance, delivering messages. (Once, when stopped by the Gestapo, she simply smiled and offered a flower!)
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All Audrey wanted was to become a ballerina. Thin and delicate, even as a child she carried herself with a dancer's bearing. But she was way too tall, her feet were way too big, her neck was way too long, and her eyes were way too large for her face. Audrey was different.
Still, Audrey was determined to turn her unique “flaws” into strengths. War left the family destitute, and Audrey turned to modeling and acting. Directors soon realized that Audrey had
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