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Searching through Google I was drawn to this article on Daily Mail about the controversial Miss Universe pageant that happened earlier this year. People had gone to Twitter to express their outrage over Miss Jamaica being crowned fifth place. They believed she had been robbed of first place for her short haircut, compared to the long, glossy hair of first-place winner, Miss Colombia. In fact, people were so upset that they started booing when Miss Colombia was being crowned.
I don't think beauty pageants are necessarily stupid, but I do believe there is a lot of bias and planning that goes into the competition that might not be always clear to the viewer. It's important that we celebrate women of all races, backgrounds and body types. But the Miss Universe competition has direct ties to not-so-good forces, such as Donald Trump. Trump made headlines about his immigration comments earlier this year, which prompted Miss Universe 2012 (the same one that was on my bus) to withdraw from judging the competition.
I agree with your point that transparency is a little lacking in such publicized, high-stakes contests such as that of Miss Universe. I had heard bits and pieces of news about a controversy involving this competition, however I never read any articles or researched the topic. I found your post very interesting and illuminating. I can relate to how you feel in a slightly sismilar way, too. A family friend of mine, a young woman I consider to be family, became Miss New York in 2010, and I remember watching her competition as a girl, a rather strange experience. I really enjoyed your post, and I hope I can read more of them this semester! Good luck!
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