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Ben Lowy's Exclusive Photos from Backstage at Vera Wang

In the final hour before Vera Wang’s show at New York Fashion Week, models squeeze into clothes, Vera drinks warm milk, and Serena Williams and Evan Lysacek pay a visit. Isabel Wilkinson reports from backstage.

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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast
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To the sound of applause, the girls are back out for their final lap before returning to backstage cavorting and hollering. Everyone claps and hugs—another show executed without a hitch.

Benjamin Lowy / Reportage by Getty Images for the Daily Beast

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