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Love Is in the Details

The girls pose for the mirror in the bathroom.
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Many of the girls have no running water in their homes, so they are used to outhouses and bathing under a small spigot of water. Oprah made sure the bathroom was perfect for every girl, from the showers to the vanities down to the bright orange, green-and-yellow tiles.

"The bathroom was one of my favorite parts," Lesego says. "At home we use little plastic tubs."
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Published 01/01/2006

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