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 One of the things I appreciate about this is how a lot of beauty contests in Russia and the former Soviet Union, to promote the traditional feminine values and virtues. Gee, what a concept. Now is not that the way it should be? In any case, as I've said many times before, I think that Westerners, especially Western women can learn much from these real women. On that note, here's another cool article about why the Russian Beauty Contests are so ingrained in their culture. In the land of beauty Beauty pageants about more than good looks - they can have a message too. Stas Shectman and Marina Kamenev report. Marina Kamenev, Stas Shectman Published: August 1, 2008 Headquartered Nuclear.ru sit in a boring building near Paveletsky. The company is an independent Internet portal providing the latest developments in the field of nuclear energy. But this is not what they are best known. Inside the small office sits Julia Nagayeva, a tall, striking brunette. It is the senior manager of business development for fuel elements, nuclear fuel producer. She is also Miss Atom, the latest winner of the beauty contest, which is operated by Nuclear.ru annually since 2004. Miss Atom is an online contest for girls under the age of 35 who work in the nuclear industry. In addition to the country's oil and minerals, over the past ten years, Russia has been busy refining another one of its valuable natural resources: beauty. And while there have been no major international wins for Russia, Oxana Fedorova won Miss Universe in 2002, many domestic competitions to ensure that some of the most beautiful girls of Russia begin to bask in the spotlight. "I think it's every girl's dream, to see how they compare with other women," said Nagaev. She entered the contest twice before she received this year and likes to process it. "It's great. We get a stylist who picks our clothes, professional hairdresser and photographer. Then we get photographed in beautiful locations. I wanted to take part in this," she said. "Our country is recognized for the beauty of its women," says Tatiana Andreeva, director of Beauty of Russia (Russian Beauty), one of the longest-running beauty contest in Russia. "I think our one of very few countries, perhaps the only country where feminine beauty is in the blood, where it is a national resource. Because of this, I feel that beauty contests are very important. They glorify these national resources" . "It's not that Russian women are prettier than other women," Fedorov said in a telephone interview. "It's just that Slavic beauty universal kind of beauty." Ilya Platonov, the director Nuclear.ru, a competition for its rather different reason. "When people think about nuclear energy, they are frightened, they think about Chernobyl. We want to show that people who work with nuclear power and promoting industry are normal, and the fact that the industry is filled with many beautiful women." July 25, 63 "beauties" - as the organizers call them - are the genetic wealth of cities, villages and regions across Russia and the CIS, and paced his things to order, 500-foot stage on the shore of Lake Onega in Petrozavodsk, Karelia. Beauty in this year's competition, Russia was the first held outside of Moscow since 1995. The winner, Sofia Larina, 20, a student from Siberia, will go on to represent Russia at Miss World. Preparations for the event was attended by a rigid, 10-day schedule of rehearsals and a strict "no alcohol" and "no boys" policy for the contestants. And while carbohydrates and sweets were not officially prohibited, they were discouraged. "We do not prohibit the bread, but we try to limit it and put it away, so it's not so easy to get," said Andreev. "We serve lots of vegetables, a lot of juice, lots of fluids and try to get them to do much exercise. Some of the girls still need to lose weight, but, you know, many of them children, they are still growing, and if they want to eat ice cream, there's not much you can do about it, "she said before the competition. As well as rehearsing for their group and individual performances, which included a professional flamenco dancer, an opera singer and a magician, the women also took daily yoga classes. Classes taught by Maria Kalinina, beauty queen, first Moscow (Moscow beauty) contest in 1988. Kalinina, honorary president of Beauty of Russia, lives and works his own yoga studio in Los Angeles. She is also President of Beauty School in Russia called the first school of aesthetic development and fullness, a place where ladies can learn to behave like a beauty queen. "We're trying to reach a middle ground between feminism and femininity," said Zina Baldanova, who works at the school, which opens this fall. Courses, which will run for three hours a day, will include classes in stress management and etiquette . "We want a woman to be a good wife and homemaker, but we also want it to be presentable in public," said Baldanova. "Every day, yoga will not only help girls cope with the stress of competition," said Kalinin at the press conference. "It will also help give girls the confidence they need to speak with the media. Most girls can succeed in the beauty of competition, but when it comes to talking to the press or on stage, she has trouble expressing his thoughts. Yoga helps with that that much. " The youngest participant this year was 15 years old and the oldest 23, while Andreev said that women as old as 26 can compete. This year's competition was also open to women having children, but are not married, a unique benefit for many beauty contests. "Because of the small number of men in our country, there aren'ta lot of women who have children and complete family," Andreev told. "We believe that a woman who has a child, but her husband is no worse than any other woman." As 2008 is the state-sponsored Year of the Family, the beauty of this year Russia is dedicated to "the development of family priorities, the maternal spirit and female beauty as a national resource." Although her Miss Universe crown was taken away from her four months later for not completing their duties, beauty began his career in Fedorov. It is the TV show, "Good night, kids", as well as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Soon it will also release a book of beauty and style tips. A variety of beauty contests has changed the life of another young woman. In 2005, Russia conducted its first and only, Miss HIV positive beauty contest. The competition winner was Svetlana Izambayeva, 24. Although the appearance played a part in the competition, the focus was more on women who presented a positive outlook on life. "The contest was important not only for the population about HIV, but also to help women work through some of their issues," says Izambayeva, who is married and recently gave birth to HIV-negative woman. For the winner was one of the most memorable events in her life and a turning point for its activity. Through the contest, she was able to find their own organization, Svetlana Izambayeva Fund, which helps HIV-positive women to cope with the emotional, psychological and social tensions of their disease. "These events give people the opportunity to open up, to cope with their self-stigma and help people realize that this can happen to anyone, that people with HIV are ordinary people just like them." |
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