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Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding gown up for auction

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Press Trust of India London
"Cleopatra" star Elizabeth Taylor's floor-length wedding gown will go under the hammer next month.

The late actress exchanged wedding vows with her first husband Conrad Hilton Jr wearing an oyster shell-coloured satin gown on May 6, 1950, reported Daily star. She was only 18 when she married Hilton.

The gown would be auctioned by Christie's on June 23 and is expected to fetch around 50,000 pounds.

Her gown has 22-inch waist and was designed by Helen Rose. The movie icon is known to have married eight times in her lifetime.

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First Published: May 26 2013 | 1:16 PM IST

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