Talk about a rags to riches story.

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Though Hershey's is sometimes described as a rags-to-riches story, he was never truly poor.

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Mr Sahara has a rags-to-riches story and is a household name in India.

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It is run by flamboyant businessman Subroto Roy Sahara who styles himself as a "worker's friend" and has a rags-to-riches story.

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He styles himself as a "worker's friend" and has a rags-to-riches story.

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Yet the Daniels legacy is about more than a rags-to-riches story, his position as the pre-eminent watchmaker of his time and an ingenious inventor.

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Slumdog Millionaire, a rags-to-riches story set in the slums on Mumbai, is up for best movie, male and female breakthrough performances, best kiss and best song - for AR Rahman's Jai Ho.

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Since then he has quickly earned celebrity status in Norway, where people are fascinated by the rags-to-riches story of a man who lived on the streets for many years and lived a hedonistic lifestyle.

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