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DIED. PAULINE TRIGERE, 93, outspoken fashion diva whose elegant yet practical designs were worn by Bette Davis, Dina Merrill and the Duchess of Windsor; in New York City. The first major designer to hire an African-American model, Trigere was famously generous--and blunt. At one show, she explained the upside of a low-cut dress by offering, "You can see the boobs better."