Beauty turns ugly

Sunday, March 31, 2002

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- For 81 years, the Miss America Pageant has managed to right its crown and keep smiling -- through sex scandals, bra-burning protests, judging improprieties and its own struggle to remain relevant.

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