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How the Miss America pageant ignited a battle over beauty, race and power

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By Tonya Mosley Verified
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THERE SHE IS, MISS AMERICA") BERT PARKS: (Singing) There she is, Miss America. There she is, your ideal. The dreams of a million girls who are more than pretty may come true in Atlantic City. Oh, she may turn out to be the queen of femininity. MOSLEY: There was a time when the Miss America pageant was the biggest show in America.
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