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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Sheikha Maitha Almaktoum of the United Arab Emirates carries her country's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Sheikha Maitha Almaktoum of the United Arab Emirates carries her country's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)