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• Occupation: Entertainment reporter, author and sports reporter

• Occasion: Reporting on a story at UNLV for the MountainWest Sports Network

• What kind of handbag? Louis Vuitton Babylone.

• How much did it cost? $1,300 (I’m told that it’s sold-out).

• Where did you get it? Waikiki Beach in Honolulu

• Tell us about the first handbag you ever bought. I was a nationally ranked swimmer for 14 years, and I bought a huge pink Nike duffel bag for my very first competition when I was 8. I’ve always been extremely competitive, but I also thought of swim meets as mini-fashion shows.

• What do you like about this handbag? I can be ready for work or play at a moment’s notice.

• How many handbags do you own? It’s in the triple-digits, and yes, they’re all Louis Vuitton and Bebe!

• What’s the most you ever paid for a handbag? A lady never tells…

• Image is … a work in progress.

• What’s in your bag? Items clockwise from top: MAC Powder, BlackBerry, Louis Vuitton business card case, good luck poker chip from Mayor Oscar Goodman, reporter notebook with pen and “Las Vegas Little Red Book.”

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