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Chicago Lands On 'Travel + Leisure' Most Attractive People List

By Chuck Sudo in News on Dec 12, 2013 9:30PM

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Well color us shocked at this listing. Travel + Leisure released their lists of the cities with the most and least attractive people in America and Chicago ranks sixth on the most attractive list.

Did Hell freeze over along with the city the past couple days?

The magazine said cities like Chicago and Portland, which also made the most attractive people list "have an inner confidence that shines. You won’t see Barbie-like, Baywatch babes in 
these cities, but people who are comfortable in their own skins." To bolster that claim Travel + Leisure writes of Our Town:

Good places to mingle with these midwesterners include the city’s microbreweries—such as Goose Island, in Lincoln Park and Wrigleyville—and renowned museums.

Travel + Leisure may be mistaking "inner confidence" with "liquid courage" if they're recommending travelers hang out in brewpubs searching for pretty people. We're going to shave and put on a clean pair of pants, just in case.