Amal Clooney is the celebrity we've all been waiting for

The human rights lawyer manages to transcend our inanity with remarkable poise

Clooney wears Ede and Ravenscroft during trial on January 28.
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.