Cosmo, an Asian-style buffet restaurant, sold the statue in aid of the Derby Evening Telegraph's Give Us a Break appeal.

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Ms. Brown, who died Monday at a Manhattan hospital at age 90, imagined the "Cosmo Girl" self-confident, sexy and career-oriented (and perhaps indifferent to children, as Ms. Brown professed to be).

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Besides, she deducted lounge wear, a robe, sportswear, lingerie, an Ohio State jersey, jewelry, running shoes, dry cleaning, business gifts, cable TV, contact lenses, cosmetics, gym memberships, haircuts, Internet access, self-defense classes, and her subscriptions to Cosmo, Glamour, Newsweek, and Nickelodeon.

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Besides, she deducted lounge wear, a robe, sportswear, lingerie, thong underwear , an Ohio State jersey, jewelry, running shoes, dry cleaning, business gifts, cable TV, contact lenses, cosmetics, gym memberships, haircuts, Internet access, self-defense classes, and her subscriptions to Cosmo, Glamour, Newsweek, and Nickelodeon .

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Cosmo Oil, the fourth biggest, is toying with drive-through dry cleaners.

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Make your way to Cosmo Velho, where the slightly unnerving cog train to the 710m-high peak known as Corcovado ascends through protected Tijuca National Forest to the Cristo Redentor, one of the most impressive monuments and urban views on earth.

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