'I See Where You Get It From!': People Can't Believe Tamron Hall's Mom Just Turned 72

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'I See Where You Get It From!': People Can't Believe Tamron Hall's Mom Just Turned 72

If you ever wondered how Tamron Hall manages to stay fierce and flawless at 51, it's because never-ending youthfulness runs in her family. For further poof of that, all you […]

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