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Seashells, Sequins and Lots of Glitter: This Year's Coney Island Mermaid Parade

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Alex Christopher Williams

Alex Christopher Williams

Published Jun. 20 2015 7:03PM EDT

galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_09_knrkq9 — Alex Christopher Williams/The Daily Beast

galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_02_qy4qah — This years 33rd Annual Mermaid Parade kicks off the summer in Coney Island, New York on June 20, 2015. Thousands of mermaids and mermen swamped Surf Avenue to show off the latest in their extravagant and often skimpy costumes.
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_01_abf1af — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_03_ggtoru — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_04_hzcbzy — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_05_mu8yqo — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_06_blnf9e — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_07_lhoibm — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_08_a089wg — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_09_sy0sru — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_10_oap58m — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_11_c4xred — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_12_oklqq4 — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_13_zladfq — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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galleries/2015/06/20/seashells-sequins-and-lots-of-glitter-this-years-coney-island-mermaid-parade/150620_mermaid_parade_14_dntoil — Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2015
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