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Beauty Contests and Form over Substance

Posted on February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 By ChinoF 18 Comments on Beauty Contests and Form over Substance
Beauty Contests and Form over Substance

The recent Miss Universe beauty pageant and other events about “beautiful people” have again brought up the Filipino malady of valuing form over substance. Many of us people born without the looks are being made to cheer for people who were lucky to be born with good looks, similar to how the peasants and peons…

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Megan Young won despite being, not because she was, Filipino

Posted on October 5, 2013December 17, 2018 By ChinoF 159 Comments on Megan Young won despite being, not because she was, Filipino
Megan Young won despite being, not because she was, Filipino

That title above is only one of my thoughts about Megan Young being crowned the first Filipina Miss World. Perhaps it’s an obvious idea based on common sense. Of course, when you say Miss India won because she was Indian, or Miss Japan won because she was Japanese, that would sound funny. But there are…

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