GALLERY Miss America sights in Atlantic City
Even though the Miss America Competition isn't in Atlantic City any more, there are plenty of sights to see in the city to remind you of the pageant.
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A statue of former Miss America host Bert Parks sits outside the main entrance to the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center hotel.
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A replica of the Golden Mermaid trophy given to the first few Miss America winners sits at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center hotel.
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The Miss America crown and scepter on display in the lobby at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel.
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The dress of Miss America 1971 Phyllis George at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel.
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Lee Meriwether’s dress is one of the Miss America gowns on display at the Sheraton Atlantic City Con-vention Center Hotel.
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The dress of Miss America 1943 Jean Bartel at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel.
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One of the signs outside the Sheraton Atlantic City Covention Center hotel.
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One of the signs outside the Sheraton Atlantic City Covention Center hotel.
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One of the signs outside the Sheraton Atlantic City Covention Center hotel.
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One of the signs outside the Covention Center hotel.
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One of the signs outside the Sheraton Atlantic City Covention Center hotel.
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One of the signs outside the Sheraton Atlantic City Covention Center hotel.
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A worn sign outside of the Tun Tavern points to Michigan Avenue where the remnants of the Miss America Rose Walk are placed along the sidewalks of The Walk Tanger Outlets.
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One of the plaques that's part of the Miss America Rose Walk on Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City.
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One of the plaques that's part of the Miss America Rose Walk on Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City.
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An out-of-date sign sits in Kennedy Plaza on the Boardwalk in front of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
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Khadijah King, 24, of Long Island, New York, poses with the Miss America statue on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. King competed in the Miss New York pageant in 2016.
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A broken video display sits on the Boardwalk in front of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Although the Miss America Competition left its birthplace for the second time in 2019, there are still a few places in town wh…