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Bezos Commissions Yacht With Sculpture Resembling Girlfriend

  • Jeff Bezos' new $500 million megayacht, named Koru, has a wooden sculpture on the prow resembling his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez.
  • The sculpture shows a woman with long hair in a flowing dress and may be wearing a necklace with the Māori symbol for "new beginnings," the meaning of the ship's name.
  • Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were recently spotted together on the yacht off the coast of Spain on its maiden voyage.
  • The 417-foot sailing yacht is the world's largest and took $500 million and years to build.
  • The yacht caused controversy in Rotterdam last year when its masts were too tall to pass under a historic bridge, prompting the shipbuilder to withdraw its request and tow the yacht away without the masts.
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