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Female "sapeur" Mamitcho Kadithoza of the group "Leopards of the Congo" poses with her mentor Kadithoza in Kinshasa on September 10, 2014. Mamitcho Kadithoza is one of the rare female members of the Sape Movement, the acronym for "Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes" (The Society for the Advancement of Elegant People). AFP PHOTO / JUNIOR D. KANNAH (Photo credit should read JUNIOR D.KANNAH/AFP/Getty Images)