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Iranian swimwear designer Tala Raassi on how she found freedom through fashion

Tala Raassi is living proof that sheer drive and determination pays off. The 35-year-old Iranian swimwear designer has overcome quite a few hurdles to become the woman she is today. Not least being locked in jail for five days and sentenced to 40 lashes when she was just 16-years-old. Her crime? Wearing a mini-skirt to a private mixed party to celebrate her birthday.