A Sweet Life
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Last published Sat, Dec 28, 2013
for the average viewer, korinne belal had the most luxurious life ever; the life of a fashion mogul. shiny cars, tasteful clothes, and the designer shoes and handbags. but before all the runway shows, ad campaigns, and label deals, she was just plain old kori from queens. after moving to los angeles, her life did a complete 360 once her mother got remarried. the two were soon spooned out of the ghetto and into the surbaban streets of ladera heights: the black beverly hills. there, her life begins to take an unexpected turn once she meets a tall, big-eared loudmouth and his group of odd friends, one of who was mysterious, yet appealing. come along as kori experiences love, life, trials and triumph as she and her friends try to come up from these shaky hard times. the sweet life.
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