Politics and beauty pageants - should they ever mix?
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Sarah Palin aside, beauty pageants and politics are rarely seen to go together, though a recent pageant in China has caused controversy after critics argued that one of the contestants, a deputy to the National People's Congress, was accused of entering the contest for political publicity and thus 'debasing the pageant with politics'.
Yuan Jing, 22, was ranked second out of 1,000 contestants in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, but has since withdrawn from the competition, though she claims it's a personal decision. Nonetheless, she admits the hope for attention, stating that, "I was only introducing myself to the public. It was a kind of resume. Besides, contestants naturally would try all means to win votes. Why can't I?"
Should politics ever be mixed with beauty contests? Is it even an issue or are people being oversensitive?
Yuan Jing, 22, was ranked second out of 1,000 contestants in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, but has since withdrawn from the competition, though she claims it's a personal decision. Nonetheless, she admits the hope for attention, stating that, "I was only introducing myself to the public. It was a kind of resume. Besides, contestants naturally would try all means to win votes. Why can't I?"
Should politics ever be mixed with beauty contests? Is it even an issue or are people being oversensitive?
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