Photo Stories: • Beauty Pageant in Gary,IN: Miss-USA-Beauty-Gary-IN-Ducey-002

A $30,000 banner was hung over the abandoned Sheraton Hotel across the street from the convention center where most pageant festivities in Gary were held. (© Karen Ducey 2001)

A $30,000 banner was hung over the abandoned Sheraton Hotel across the street from the convention center where most pageant festivities in Gary were held. (© Karen Ducey 2001)