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"If you thought a little thing like Wimbledon&amp;#x27;s strict dress code (whites only on the tennis court!) would keep the Williams sisters from flaunting their cheeky personal style, think again. Venus Williams defeated Paraguay&amp;#x27;s Rossana De Los Rios in straight sets yesterday at Wimbledon, and she had a pretty powerful inspiration to help her to victory--none other than Tina Turner. The tennis star says the fringed white dress she chose for her first match was inspired by The Queen of Rock &amp;#x27;n Roll. &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#x27;s just a fun, elegant dress,&amp;quot; she told reporters. &amp;quot;Obviously she&amp;#x27;s just an amazing, amazing artist, just a survivor. She reinvented herself. Plus she looks great. I&amp;#x27;ve loved her forever. So the dress is really inspired by her.&amp;quot; Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Venus has never been one to shy away from high style on the court, even if it means raising a few eyebrows. Remember the illusion of her baring her bum with flesh-colored shorts at the Australian Open? Or the lace bordello-inspired dress that caused quite a ruckus at the French Open a few weeks back? I think this look is pretty tame in comparison, but it&amp;#x27;s still 100% pure Venus, and that&amp;#x27;s why I love her. Nobody brings sass and style to the court quite like a Williams sister, huh? What do you dolls think of Venus&amp;#x27;s latest look? Demure enough for ultra-conservative Wimbledon? A chic tribute to Tina? Discuss! PLUS: It&amp;#x27;s love-love for Wimbledon&amp;#x27;s best fashion! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Photos: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty images; CSU Archives/courtesy of the Everett Collection"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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