Is it just me?

When I was a kid, I used to watch Ms Universe on telly with my cousins and 6th aunt. Forget about feminism, sexism, demeaning women etc. We just watched it purely out of admiration for the beauty of the women and their dresses. My aunt used to marvel at South American beauties with their very exotic looks. In those days, mainstream media was limited to local papers, RTM 1, RTM 2 and TV3. The event gave us a glimpse into almost 100 different cultures at the same time, eventhough a distorted one!

Today I went through the list of contestants. My aunt is right, the South American beauties are gorgeous. I also look at our Asian neighbours' representatives.

Well, is it just me? Everytime when I see an Asian girl posing, or trying to pose with a sultry expression it just reminds me of bad soft porn (think Asian FHM). Very few does it well, or perhaps I expect Asian women to represent a more wholesome image; smiley with warmth and sincerity. Or perhaps they just can't quite carry it off. Perhaps to look sultry, you need to have a certain look.

Anyway if you haven't got anything better to do, do browse through the contestants. I did not realise that they are ranked for popularity even before the finals, and our country's rep ranks last.