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2023-12-05 21:24:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8603C6AC18656FE73C9E2D3F030CE2E01C8C7B1D5C71CF5E1C46E1F3BFC53D36
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The name of Branson's "Virgin Group" of companies comes from "Virgin", a music shop he founded in 1970 when he was 20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Group https://ig.ft.com/sites/2014/virgingroup-timeline/ Branson says he + his friend chose the name because they were "virgins" to business. https://www.virgin.com/about-virgin/virgin-group#:~:text=The%20Virgin%20brand%20was%20born,were%20entirely%20new%20to%20business. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson#:~:text=The%20name%20%22Virgin%22,business. Photo shows model Denni Parkinson in 2009, then 26 or 27. https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-branson-photo-naked-model-kite-surfing-2014-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.thedailybeast.com/branson-on-that-naked-kiteboarding-photo https://www.metromodels.com/en/classic/105-denni-parkinson/
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