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It was more than a lecture on architecture. It was a challenge to rethink civilisation itself. Standing before a packed audience at Dilmah by Genesis in...
Beyond modelling, Colombia’s Katherine Castaño, who captured the crown at the Top Model of the World 2026, in Egypt, is also a TV host, entrepreneur and...