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Rolling Stone (May 12th 1997)

Girly girl, meet riot grrrl. She performs in parachute pants and combat boots, but from the neck up No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani, 27, goes for old-fashioned glamor.

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People (May 12th 1997)

Girly girl, meet riot grrrl. She performs in parachute pants and combat boots, but from the neck up No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani, 27, goes for old-fashioned glamor.

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Rolling Stone (April 3rd 1997)

“There's that song that Julie Andrews sings: `Somewhere in my youth or childhood/I must have done something good.' I can't believe the words to that song.”

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Details Magazine (April 1997)

Gwen Stefani’s survived a friend’s suicide, a flop record, and a band that was set on self-destruct. Now she’s an international sex symbol with a hit record, a hip boyfriend, and a whole new set of troubles.

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Rolling Stone (Dec. 26th 1996)

The perpetually bare-tummied Gwen "I'm Not Angry" Stefani and her New Wave-y, ska-inspired rock outfit, No Doubt, capitalized big time on the nation's need for an upper with the release of their jaunty single "Just a Girl."

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React (Nov. 25th 1996)

At the center of all this attention is Gwen Stefani, 25, the band's flamboyant front woman. With her distinctive voice and her wacky fashion sense, Stefani seems more like a cartoon than a real grrl.

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Interview (November 1996)

There’s a lot more to Gwen Stefani, the brassy 26-year-old lead singer of this year’s über-band, No Doubt, than platinum locks and a washboard stomach.

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Vogue (October 1996)

After nine years of playing tiny clubs, being practically disowned by their first record label, and almost splitting up last year, California’s new wave ska/punksters No Doubt have finally hit it.

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Bucks County Courier Times (Aug. 21st 1996)

Don't let the name of the band fool you - lead vocalist Gwen Stefani of No Doubt had plenty of doubts over the years regarding her band. The group formed nine years ago in its hometown of Orange County, Calif. Until last year, the group played in the shadows of Disneyland.

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Kerrang! (July 13th 1996)

The hottest superbabe in rock is here! She’s Gwen Stefani, she fronts million-selling US sensations No Doubt, and once she’s had her eyebrows plucked, she’ll tell Paul Elliott why their ‘Just A Girl’ single is the song of the summer.

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Sassy Magazine (June 1996)

"On the road it's not so bad, but at home, it's kinda crazy--especially when I'm at Sav-On buying tampons, and I just rolled outta bed, no makeup, looking like scum."

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