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Carmen Miranda, born in Portugal February 9, 1909, was to become more than simply a woman of Portugal. She was to become a diplomatic spokeswoman for Latin America to the United States of America. Carmen would not only make a name for herself in this role, but a name for all people of Latin America, especially its women. When she was just fifteen years old Carmen left school and took a job as a hat maker. It was here that she was first heard singing and was asked to sing at a party for one of her customers. She could never have known then just how important that night would be for her future. That night she was discovered and asked to sign her first contract. As her popularity increased from her hit songs, her appearances grew. She would go on to sing o