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She was born as Layla Soudavar, into an Iranian-American family.She is related to Farah (née Diba) Pahlavi, the former Shahbanu (Empress) of homeland.Layla S. Diba holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University (NYU).
