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PASADENA, California ( KCAL, KCBS ) -- Patty Scanlon paints women with soulful faces, and that's precisely what she found when she bought a box of vintage inspiration photos from the Pasadena City College Flea Market.
"I just thought, 'Oh that woman's beautiful and I love her vibe," said Scanlon.
However, it wasn't a stranger in the snapshots; it was a familiar face.
"I'm looking at this woman, who I think is really cool and soulful, and I thought, 'I think this is Ricki Lake," Scanlon said.
Her instincts were right. It really was the Hairspray actress and iconic 1990s talk show host. Scanlon intuitively knew she needed to get this box of photos back to her.
"I'm in show business because I'm an actor too," Scanlon said. "I went on Facebook and s

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