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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hmm true

by Benahir 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

West V? I understand Miami and all though...

by Only1KimmieD Friday, October 14, 2011 at 09:01AM Report as inappropriate

how can a city be vain??

by Bon_Bon Monday, August 15, 2011 at 08:58PM Report as inappropriate

some surprising...some not so much..

by CaiCai Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 01:31PM Report as inappropriate

aww... I was surprised to see San Francisco on the list, I love that city!

by awan0912 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 12:04PM Report as inappropriate

Wow, Charleston has more tanning beds per person than any other city?! That's crazy.

by LipglossandSpandex Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 10:55PM Report as inappropriate

San Francisco isn't too shy on the vain scale either!

by CeeNee888 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 01:16PM Report as inappropriate

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