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Winged Mermaid
08-16-2011, 08:57 PM
Turns out MerCon and WMAs ended up getting quite a bit of media attention! I'll post the stories and articles I know of so far- they keep popping up all over the place!

Las Vegas Review Journal: Mermaid event makes a splash at Silverton (w/video) (http://www.lvrj.com/living/mermaid-event-makes-splash-at-silverton-127647838.html)

Diverwire: Mermaids invade Las Vegas; Plenty of tales AND colorful tails from annual Convention (http://www.diverwire.com/post/scuba-community-news/mermaids-invade-las-vegas-plenty-of-tales-and-colorful-tails-from-annual-convention/) (written by our own Mermaid Iara!)

ABC: First-ever Mermaid Convention kicks off in Vegas (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Fbizarre&id=8306122)

Las Vegas Sun: Photos: Mermaid convention breaks record(s), returns to L.V. next year (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/aug/14/photos-mermaid-convention-and-awards-silverton-cas/)

Vegas Deluxe: PHOTOS: MERMAID CONVENTION SETS RECORD(S), RETURNS TO L.V. NEXT YEAR (http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/luxe-life/2011/aug/14/photos-mermaid-convention-and-awards-silverton-cas/)

Las Vegas Weekly: Mermaid Convention and Awards at Silverton (http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/photos/galleries/2011/aug/14/mermaid-convention-awards-silverton-las-vegas/)

MerCon on RJTV! (http://www.lvrj.com/multimedia/RJtv-A-Mermaid-convention-and-Las-Vegas-champion-weight-lifter-127628803.html) (video, starts at 1:44)

Las Vegas Sun paper:

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