Dolly Parton pushed her way in, and stayed

She always showed up with that trademark over-the-top aesthetic — towering blonde hair, theatrical make-up (“I apply it with a trowel”, she’d say) and rhinestones. Beneath the spectacle, however, was razor-sharp wit, enormous ambition and an instinct for survival

She always showed up with that trademark over-the-top aesthetic — towering blonde hair, theatrical make-up (“I apply it with a trowel”, she’d say) and rhinestones. Beneath the spectacle, however, was razor-sharp wit, enormous ambition and an instinct for survival

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