See 'Tanning Mom' Patricia Krentcil Without the Tan

By Tracy Connor, New York Daily News

Credit: In Touch Magazine

Patricia 'Tanning Mom' Krentcil

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    Patricia Krentcil, who is accused of allegedly bringing her 5-year-old into a tanning booth, pleaded not guilty, saying her daughter suffered a sunburn.

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August 2, 2012 Updated Aug 3, 2012 at 5:44 PM PDT

New Jersey's infamous “tan mom” has lightened up.

Patricia Krentcil, whose coppery complexion made headlines after she was arrested for allegedly taking her young daughter to a tanning salon, accepted a magazine’s challenge to lay off the rays for a month.

And while she’s not exactly beyond the pale, photos of Krentcil in In Touch magazine show her with just a healthy glow.

"I feel weird and pale,” the 44-year-old Nutley woman said.

Though she insisted she’s done with serial tanning, Krentcil admitted she misses her daily visits to the salon and may still “squeeze a tan in here or there.”

Patricia Krentcil was charged with child endangerment after she allegedly took her 6-year-old daughter Anna (right) to a tanning salon.

She claims she’s still baffled by the hue and cry over her skin, which had the tone and texture of a baseball glove in some photos.
“The whole world tans — so why are they picking on me?” she asked.

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