Candidates for Miss Philippines perform at a hotel in Quezon City in April. Photo: AFP
What’s behind the Philippine obsession with beauty queens?
- A shallow, exploitative spectacle in an image-obsessed society? Or a valuable opportunity for young women to get ahead?
- Love it or hate it, the beauty pageant has deep roots in the Philippines, combining regional pride with glitzy spectacle
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The Philippines
Candidates for Miss Philippines perform at a hotel in Quezon City in April. Photo: AFP