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Ivanka Trump uses her looks in the boardroom

Filed under: Celebrities with Style

You've made your way up the corporate ladder, working twice as hard as your male counterparts for the same amount of money, and fighting for gender equality each step of the way. Or maybe you're just the boss's daughter, and you get whatever you want.

Regardless, is it OK to use your looks to get your way in the big meeting?

That's how it works for Ivanka Trump, who's recent admission that "being young, blonde and, if you will, looking a certain way" can be used to one's advantage is one of the most obvious statements I've ever heard in my life. However, just because your, um, personal assets might distract the 50-year-old senior executive who's dabbling with a midlife crisis, does that mean you should flaunt them?

Should you use your looks to get what you want in business?

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