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Miss USA Pageant in Gary, IN

NPR

Published March 1, 2001 at 9:00 PM PST

NPR's Jackie Northam reports that the Miss USA pageant is landing in an unlikely venue this year -- Gary, Indiana. The city, infamous for its murder rate, is hoping a beauty pageant will be the beginnings of an image makeover.