{"id":16070,"date":"2024-12-01T07:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T07:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/?p=16070"},"modified":"2024-12-01T07:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T07:24:18","slug":"abandoned-by-parents-she-vowed-to-prove-them-wrong-today-she-models-for-vogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/abandoned-by-parents-she-vowed-to-prove-them-wrong-today-she-models-for-vogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned By Parents, She Vowed To Prove Them Wrong \u2013 Today, She Models For Vogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Xueli Abbing was abandoned at an orphanage as a baby, she had no idea she\u2019d grow up to be a model for Vogue. But, after a few interesting turns in her life, she made it as an international model at age 16. 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