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Monument to the ugly

A monument to ugly people is set to be unveiled in Italy.

The World Association of Ugly People, founded in Italy which now has branches all over the world, has announced the monument will be in the northern town of Piobbico. The monument, which will depict an unknown person looking at their own reflection in the mirror, will be unveiled during the annual meeting of the association on Sunday, September 9. Telesforo Lacobelli, the president of the Association, said: "The motto of our association is that a person is what he is and not what he looks like. "Hence our monument. It is not a monument to a good looking film star or dashing war hero, but to a person who is just as beautiful - but only on the inside."

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