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WATCH: The real Cinderella of the Gilded Age

It's an unbelievable tale!

We all know the fairy tale: a girl in a borrowed gown slips into a masked ball, and a prince sees her. But did the Gilded Age ever produce a real Cinderella?

The closest it came was Consuelo Yznaga, a Cuban-American beauty with no aristocratic blood, a great deal of charm, and the nerve to match. She crossed the Atlantic, captivated a cash-strapped duke…

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