People: Jun. 22, 1987

The buttons that cropped up at last week's commencement ceremony seemed to sum it up best. yes, i went to princeton, they read, no, i haven't met her. But Brooke Shields, 22, does not see anything funny about her college stint. "I did it in four years, and I worked hard," said the model-actress proudly. Growing a bit teary-eyed, she added, "I didn't set out to prove anything to anyone except myself." Looking smart in her black mortarboard and gown, Shields received a B.A. in French literature with honors. But just as she once vowed not to let anything "come between...

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