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Pippa Middleton's tan has been voted the most desired shade of bronze in a study that was randomly conducted by a new TV Channel. 2,000 British women took to the polls, and Pippa's "Royal Mocha" took in 60% of the votes. As an obvious extension of this study, a pop-up salon called the Really Buff Boutique has been modeling a "tan-tone chart" in a window display in London's Soho. [Daily Mail UK]