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You know, Southerners are pretty cool.

Southerners are also like ethnic groups in that they have a sense of group identity.

I'm a Southerner.

Southern people are bigger-hearted and kinder than I had any right to expect.

When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about!

I think we Southerners have talked a fair amount of malarkey about the mystique of being Southern.

Southern people remind me a lot of Australia.

Everyone looks so much better when they smile.

There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.

Many people say I smile more in Africa than in Sweden.