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Article: Last Practice for Miss Universe Pageant
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MONTE HAYES, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
06-01-2004
Dateline: QUITO, Ecuador
An indian woman imitates a candidate for the Miss Universe pageant during a march against the Miss Universe contest and the Ecuadorean government, in Quito, Ecuador, on Monday, May 31, 2004. Growing demands for Ecuadorean President Lucio Gutierrez's ouster over a corruption scandal are threatening to put a damper on Ecuador's efforts to use the event "MIss Universe" to attract tourists who otherwise might never have visited. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Tired but excited, 80 young women from around the world went through their last practice sessions for the Miss Universe pageant, as political turmoil boiled ...