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Teens competing in first-ever Mr. & Miss Black Aurora Pageant Saturday

AURORA, Ill. (CBS) -- Eight teens from Aurora will make history this weekend in the first-ever Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant.

Aurora's African American Heritage Advisory Board is putting on the pageant to give Black students a platform to express their talents, culture, and heritage.

On Saturday, they'll compete in three categories – talent, fashion, and public speaking.

The students also learned a choreographed dance routine to open the show.

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