9 Miss Florida Contestants Hospitalized After Bout With Diarrhea, Nausea
POSTED: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
MIAMI -- Nine contestants in the Miss Florida beauty pageant went to a hospital for treatment Tuesday evening after complaining of diarrhea and nausea.The contestants were staying at the Hilton near Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade fire-rescue officials said the contestants might have eaten some undercooked chicken from a nearby restaurant the day before.Two of the contestants were admitted at South Miami Hospital overnight for observation. The other seven were treated and released. Two volunteers with the pageant were also treated and released.South Miami Hospital indicated that the symptoms were consistent with food-associated illness.The contestants were in town for the pageant being held at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Preliminaries were scheduled to begin Wednesday and the finals Saturday.A spokeswoman for the pageant said the schedule would be modified to allow the affected contestants a chance to compete.
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