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Tennis' number-one-ranked player Maria Sharapova took time out from her busy schedule - the US Open kicks off next week - to unveil her eponymous fragrance in the Big Apple on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old Russian player described working on the perfume, which will soft launch in New York before hitting stores internationally, as "a really fun, creative experience".
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In addition to her cosmetic venture, the leggy blonde has also inked nine sponsorship deals with the likes of Motorola, Nike, Colgate-Palmolive and Canon, helping swell her annual income to a healthy $20 million a year.
And it's not just her bank balance that's growing; the tennis ace herself has got taller, sprouting to a towering 6ft 2in. "I wouldn't say I'm in love with them," Maria says of the extra inches. "Because if I wear heels I'm 6ft 4in. It's a little too tall."
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