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Brooke Shields showed she's not afraid to face the shutterbugs bare-faced, when she hit up a reception for a staged reading of A Tomato Can't Grow in the Bronx in NYC appearing completely makeup-free.

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While going completely without makeup to an event is a super rare instance in Hollywood (heck, for any woman), it's even more surprising given that Brooke is 46-year-old and not afraid to show her natural self, wrinkles and all.

And might I add that's she's looking pretty fabulous.

Take that Real Housewives!