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"facebook dialogPinterest\n\nGreetings, dear Teen Vogue readers,\n\n I\u2019m very excited about my new post as a guest contributor for the month of April, and ready for you gals to hit me with all you got! In this Dear Derek format, I\u2019m here to discuss all sorts of topics-from personal style and dinner etiquette to travel tips and how to politely tell the cute guy in algebra class why you will never, ever e-mail him a picture of you in nothing but a wet white T-shirt, despite his protests (don\u2019t blush-it\u2019s probably happened to more girls than they\u2019re likely to admit).\n\n A bit more about me: I moved to New York City from St. Louis nearly a decade ago, so I like to think I have some good ol\u2019 fashioned Midwestern morals mid with a very specific perspective of Manhattan society and L.A.\u2019s Young Hollywood. I graduated from New York University with degrees in journalism and dramatic literature, and my first job out of college was as an assistant at Vogue. Currently, I\u2019m the editor at large of TeenVogue.com\u2019s sister site Style.com and a senior editor at the downtown fashion bible V magazine.\n\n On April 6 my first book will be published by Penguin. Called Classy, it\u2019s a collection of humorous, helpful essays about style, etiquette and all sorts of the completely modern issues that are facing young ladies like you. But to help you get a jump start on these matters, I thought I\u2019d take some questions here. My book is broken down into eight chapters: Style, Etiquette, Hostessing, Travel, Friendships, Relationships, Vices, and Continuing Education.\n\n So I\u2019m up for all sorts of questions: Who\u2019s the CLASSY-iest young actress I\u2019ve met? What\u2019s the biggest blunder I\u2019ve seen at the dinner table? What does a CLASSY girl wear to the airport? How does a girl stop smoking? If I\u2019m a tramp now, can I one day become a lady? (The answer to the last one is yes, by the way!)\n\n So let me have what you got. Send your questions to TeenVogue@derekblasberg.com, and check back in a few days. I\u2019m all yours all of April, girls!\n\n xoxo Derek"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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