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The 10 Most Vain Cities

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which cities in the U.S. are the vainest of them all?

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No. 8: Charleston, W.Va. No, it's not a typo. We're basing this entry on one staggering fact alone: the city has more indoor tanning salons per person than any other city in the country -- about 33.7 per 100,000 people, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. That's more than New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Miami combined. And it's not like we're talking about a place like Anchorage, Alaska, where you get only a few hours of sunlight every day in the winter. They've clearly missed the memo about UV rays making your skin look like carry-on luggage.

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I don't know if I understand or agree with your methods for discerning which cities are the most "vain" or your definition of vain, really, but still an interesting read!

by schien Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 11:15PM Report as inappropriate

wow. my city made it. not surprised!!

by Chris213 Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 06:03PM Report as inappropriate

Seems like a very petty article.

by robyne00 Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 02:40PM Report as inappropriate

hahaha yea very materialistic people here in Florida. I guess it puts people under pressure when you have year round nice weather to be out on the beach!

by lisiana_de_bem_justino Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 08:04PM Report as inappropriate

I think people in San Francisco are a bit more laid back personally.

by beautybody Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 09:12PM Report as inappropriate

wow glad my city didn't make it there...but the state did on a couple occasions...

by ruby_chang Monday, March 26, 2012 at 11:15PM Report as inappropriate

hmm true

by Nicole2814 Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 07:49PM Report as inappropriate

what dumb-ass came up with the idea to do this story. all the data is almost a decade old and none of the the numbers are cross matched to account for population difference.

by dashike913 Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 07:39AM Report as inappropriate

Of course Los Angeles was going to make the list.

by andyv1217 Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 10:12PM Report as inappropriate

I wanna move to Manhattan soooo bad! Id love to have a thousand awesome salones, spas, make up stores, etc to choose from! Not to mention the rooftop yoga sessions and thousands of tings to do if you get bored! Thats my dream city!!!!!

by anna_davis Monday, November 7, 2011 at 10:32AM Report as inappropriate