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She doesn’t even go here!... Oh wait, she does: Meet Avantika Vandanapu from ‘Mean Girls’

Vandanapu portrays Karen Shetty in the 2024 'Mean Girls' movie musical.

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By Rachel Shaw • February 2, 2024 at 2:44 PM

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