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 CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - High society gathered Saturday for the J&B Met horse race, the highlight of the racing season and an annual fashion extravaganza highlighting the self-confidence of the new black middle class.
Thousands in beautifully cut outfits thronged the race course in the suburb of Kenilworth. More eyes focussed on the competition for Most Elegant Couple than on the purebreds thundering down the track in 10 afternoon races.
The Met, as it is widely called, used to be the exclusive domain of middle-aged white suburbia. But since the advent of multiracial democracy in 1994, it has attracted increasing numbers of young professionals from the black and mixed-race community, even though well-heeled whites still predominate.
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