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Not Your Everyday Beauty Pageant

Ah, the Miss America Pageant. From the 1920s to just a few short years ago, it put Atlantic City on the map just as much as any casino did. But in 2006, the pageant packed up shop and moved to Atlantic City: The Sequel Las Vegas, leaving our region (Atlantic City's not that far!) without the glitz and glamor that only fifty-two (one for every state, plus D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands) leggy ladies in swimsuits could provide.

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By Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey in on March 12, 2008 4:30 PM

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TelePhillyist

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

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By Jim Genzano in on January 21, 2008 9:30 AM

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Yo, Philly in the News

  • Rachel Marie Brooks, a U Penn graduate from Broomall, became 2007's Miss Pennsylvania Saturday night, which means she'll represent our fair state in the Miss America competition later on this year. (Although, keep in mind, a Miss Pennsylvania has only won Miss America once, way back in 1954.)

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    By Jim Genzano in on June 25, 2007 9:00 AM

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    Return to Sender: Behold the Power

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    By Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey in , on February 2, 2007 2:00 PM

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