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Madonna's Daughter Spent the Summer Folding Dancers' Underwear, FYI
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What did you do this summer? Did you work? Go to the beach? Dick around while trying to find yourself?
If you're Madonna's daughter Lourdes, it turns out that you spent the summer folding the underwear of your mother's back-up dancers. Of course. Lourdes Leon, a.k.a. Lola, blogged at Material World about her adventures backstage with her mother, on tour for the latter's new album, MDNA:
As a summer job I decided to work in the wardrobe department. All of my friends were getting summer jobs and I wanted one too. Mine was a little unconventional but still a great experience and a lot of fun. Being in the wardrobe department meant me and a few other girls dressed the dancers during the show when they had quick changes. Thirty seconds to totally dress a sweaty dancer can be insane and provoke mucho anxiety. Doing this night after night was pretty cray, but I loved every minute of it!
Madonna recently spiced up her L.A. performance with a statement in support of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban. Perhaps Lola had a hand in painting her mom's back...
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