April 15, 2004

A different kind of beauty... A 'protest' candidate received strong support from Russian internet voters, before being disqualified from a regional beauty contest.

Hailed as a feminist icon for calling attention to "unnatural" standards of beauty, Alyona Pisklova has been adopted by a movement protesting the artificiality of modern society, including the evils of popular music and decaf coffee. Coffee and music aside, would we benefit from seeing models, spokespersons and beauty contestants that looked like attractive, but average, people? How have we been affected by our ability, or the lack thereof, to conform to our local standards of beauty? Also discussed here on MeFi.

posted by zedediah 20 years ago
  • Odd thing is, she's hardly ugly.
  • Here tae Ms Pisklova, a lass with a quirky smile and interesting eyes, (if perhaps a trifle roguish?).
  • Here tae Ms Pisklova, a lass with a quirky smile and interesting eyes, (if perhaps a trifle roguish?).
  • Coffee and music aside, would we benefit from seeing models, spokespersons and beauty contestants that looked like attractive, but average, people? Some people seem to be benefitting already. Then again, nowadays even TV news anchors are posing for Maxim-style men's magazines.
  • I apologize for my bad html...looks like I tried to close a link out with a bold tag. The word "posting" is the second link.
  • Not only is she hardly ugly, but she has such a nice personality!