On Thursday, the comedy world lost Joan Rivers -- an unapologetic icon who paved the way for generations of female comedians.
Her in-your-face style, brutal honesty and bold sense of fashion kept her in the spotlight for more than 50 years. She was a fearless role model for being unabashedly yourself -- Botox and all.
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We will never forget the lessons she taught us, because if there's one rule Joan lived by, it's to never take life too seriously.
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