Beauty Pageants Attract Ugly Comments
09/20/2013
Contestants congratulate Miss Muslimah 2013, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria.
Hi there, and welcome back to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.
Today we are talking about beauty pageants.
Beauty pageants are contests in which women and girls compete for prizes. The participants, also called contestants, usually show their clothes, talents and personalities. The contestants are judged for their beauty, to be sure. But in modern pageants, they are also judged for their character.
This month, people around the world have been talking critically about beauty pageants.
In the United States, some people have made racist comments about the new Miss America. Nina Davuluri is the first Indian American to win the contest.
In France, a new bill proposes that girls under the age of 16 not be allowed to participate in beauty pageants.
But first, we go to Indonesia, where the Miss World pageant is being held this month. Indonesia has the world’s largest population of Muslims. Some conservative Muslims have protested the pageant. They say the pageant is just an excuse to show women’s bodies.
The Miss World organizers have answered the charges by changing one of the events. Contestants at the Miss World pageant are not wearing two-piece swim suits, or bikinis, this year. And much of the contest is taking place on the island of Bali, where most people are Hindu.
最新
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25