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Try to reset the phone by holding the sleep and home button for about 10sec, until the Apple logo comes back again. You will not lose any data by resetting, but it can cure some glitches.
Are you using iCloud to sync your contacts? If yes, try to switch off syncing in Settings/iCloud, say yes when asked if you want to keep the contact info on the phone, reset the phone, go to Settings/iCloud and active contact syncing again.

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