Juan "Gabe" Perez, 19

BEFORE: "I look like a scum. Pretty much lazy, shaggy."

( Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune / January 23, 2012 )

BEFORE: "I look like a scum. Pretty much lazy, shaggy."

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