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Commentary & Criticism

Celebrity 2.0: Lil Miquela and the rise of a virtual star system

Jenna Drentena Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gillian Brooksb King’s Business School, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
Pages 1319-1323 | Published online: 04 Oct 2020

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