
The Lovings fell in love as teens and were married for nine years before their union was legally recognized. But in the couple's fight against anti-miscegenation statutes, law was secondary to love. Two years before the Supreme Court victory, Mildred told the Washington Evening Star, "We loved each other and got married. We are not marrying the state."
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Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks is married to musician Paul Oscher. The playwright/screenwriter and bluesman married in July 2001 and have been inspiring each other ever since.
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Music legend Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton met in the Bahamas in 1969 while Quincy was still with his second wife Eula Andersson. The two married five years later and had daughters Kidada and Rashida before parting ways in 1990. They still remain friends.
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Model-turned-mogul Heidi Klum and musician Seal have been together since 2004. They tied the knot a year later on May 10, 2005. When the two met, Klum was pregnant with a child from her former marriage with Flavio Briatore. Seal and Klum also have two children together and one on the way -- a blended home that Klum has affectionately embraced as a "patchwork family."
Former Secretary of Defence William Cohen and TV personality-turned author Janet Langhart are a high-profile Washington couple with activities than span politics, arts and advocacy. The couple has been married for 13 years.
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Rapper and actor Ice-T has been married to model Nicole "Coco" Austin since 2005. The two met in true hip-hop fashion on the set of a video shoot in January 2002. 'Nuff said.
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