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Behind The Scenes with Hilary Swank

Behind The Scenes at the Marie Claire Cover Shoot With Hilary Swank

Photographer Richard Bailey takes his best shot at Swank.

Photo Credit: Andrea Volbrecht

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FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: A half-regular, half-decaf extra-dry cappuccino, then perusing more than 75 dresses selected by MC Senior Fashion Editor Eric Nicholson. Swank originally had reservations about the Valentino gown, saying it was too "red-carpet formal," but once she put it on, she changed her mind. The photographs were so strong, in fact, we used them as the opening images of our cover story


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