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Dear Miss Universe Pageant,
You may not know this, Miss Universe, but LAist loves you.
We welcome you to our fair city and we are here for your every need.
When we found out that you were going to be here in LA we nearly fell over. We ordered this beautiful weather that you are experiencing, we arranged for a beautiful full moon tomorrow, we even filled out all the credentials needed to hype your historic pageant -- but, alas, we have gotten no confirmation in return.
Miss Universe, we want to show all of Los Angeles and the world what sort of beauty, talent, and humanity these lovely ladies from around the world have. And we want to celebrate you for organizing it all.
It's our belief that if you hooked us up with a schedule and a photo pass, we could cover the two weeks that the young women are in LA better than anyone. And we'd do it daily, and we'd do it in a fun and respectful manner. Right now the ladies have to take pictures of themselves!
This should be bigger than the World Cup.
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USA USA!
The Editor
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