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TIL the term "Hollaback Girl" was coined by supermodel Naomi Campbell. Producer Pharrell Williams overhead a conversation Campbell had where she said, "I'm sorry, I have a name. I ain't no Holla Back girl", apparently referencing the women in the music video for "Young'n (Holla Back)" by Fabulous

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