Girls are different. Black, white, red. And also full, slender, small and high. But they are all beautiful. There are no ugly girls simply. Even at the most non-sustainable dug, there will be a fan for which it will become the most beautiful, only and beloved.
History of modern beauty contests EricBut so that the whole world or at least one country recognized the girl the most beautiful ... it is difficult. After all, every people have their own beauty criteria. For example, the famous ancient beauty of Nefertiti. You know that she was absolutely bald. The ancient Egyptians considered hair on the body a sign of the deformity and not just shaved their beauties, and thoroughly poured them.
In ancient China, the girl was not enough to be miniature, with tiny legs (the stop should not exceed 19 cm), elegant handles, luxurious hair and tender skin. She was still perfect to know the process of cleansing the stomach. In African Uganda, beauty contests were also held, and nobody watched on his face. Chose the owner of the most beautiful ass. And than it is volume and more, the better. Some winners really possessed so significant advantages that they could not get up without help.
In 1888, men still decided to find out, "who is in the light of all the nurses, all the rosy and whiter." The world's first official beauty contest was held in the Belgian Resort Spa city. For the standard they took the statue of Venus Milos. It was she who gave the world a cherished 90-60-90 (though, with a rise of only 161 cm).
Berta Sukar - the first queen of beauty
Girls were selected by photographs sent by the jury. Of the 350 candidates, only 21 people passed in the final. The reports of the Scandinavian journalist, who covered this unusual event, was preserved: "The participants in the competition should have remained not known to the general public, they lived in a separate house, access to which was closed for outsiders, and they were delivered to the competition in a closed crew."
Men who were present at the event were dressed in Thraks, and women in long dresses. The winner of the first modern beauty contest was the 18-year-old Berta Sukar from Guadeloupe, which received the main prize - 5000 francs.
Gertruda - "Miss Germany"
Looks of beautiful girls liked so much that the Solar of Belgium picked up other countries. They were especially popular in the USA and in Germany. At first, such competitions were carried out mainly in the resorts and were part of the entertainment activities for vacationers, but in 1909, the Germans swung on to identify the most beautiful girl in Germany. The competition was held in the Berlin Cabaret "Promenad", and some Gertrud became the winner - a 19-year-old seller of cigarettes from East Prussia. As a prize, the nassed Germans gave her as many as 20 Reichsmarocks, though gold.
The first contest "Miss America" 1921
The first "Miss America" appeared only in 1921, the world war was prevented. The prestigious title won a 16-year-old resident of Washington Margaret Gorman, daughter official of the Ministry of Agriculture. By the way, it was the World Debit of a semi-nailed body - the girls first seemed to be in the public in the swimsuits. Despite this, Miss America was supposed to file an example of chastity. The winners during the contractual "advertising" year were not allowed to be shown in golden places or on any events where alcohol consumes. Oy how they are dishwashed, carefully followed. Failure to follow these rules dealt with the rupture of contracts and the selection of prizes. Moreover, it should be noted that the Americans, unlike the Germans, did not praise for the prizes for beauties. Among other rewards were a grant for studying in college or university in the amount of up to 50 thousand dollars. After that, Miss America's competition became the world's largest "sponsor of educational scholarships for women."
The annual contests of the most beautiful girls from different countries of the world were first organized in 1926 again in the United States. It was there that the format is now familiar to everyone - a preliminary interview of the participants, fashion defile on the podium before the public, a photo session for the press, a final look in bathing suits and coronation at the end.
Marina Shalyapin - the first "Miss Russia"
Russian beauties also participated in such competitions. True, they were not from Soviet Russia, where such competitions were considered bourgeois fun and an abuse of proletarian women, and from the Beloeamigrant environment. In 1929, the jury, created by the editorial office of the Paris Journal Illustrated Russia, developed the terms of the Miss Russia competition. Elections of "Russian Beauty" welcomed Ivan Bunin, Konstantin Korovin, Alexander Kuprin, Sergey Rakhmaninov, Fyodor Shalyapin. The first Russian "queen beauty" was 19 Summer Kira Sklyarov, and in 1931 the title "Miss Russia" received the daughter of the Great Singer - Marina Shalyapin.
Beauty contests have become a kind of springboard for many mannequins, models and even famous actresses. Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Sophie Lauren and many other beautiful women began their career with a defile on the podium.
The first world beauty contest was held in 1951 in London - "Miss Universe" and Miss World "were crowned here. 30 contenders appearing on the stage in Bikini swimsuits, which at that time in England were not yet known, produced Furore.
And soon there was another Furior. Since 1954, beauty contests began to show on television. Liveral "Miss America" broke all records: it was watched by 39% of the viewers - more than 27 million people.
In the Soviet Union, beauty contests were not conducted. The main advantages of Soviet women were to be successful in labor, activity in public life and in sports. But beauty will always find a way and save the world. In 1988, exactly through the century after the first beauty contest, Moscow Beauty-88 competition was held. The organization of Miss Moscow-88 was engaged in Komsomol, but the sponsor was the Burda concern, whose magazines then only began to go to the Russian market. Tens of thousands of Muscovites came to the qualifying round. The first official Soviet beauty was the tint-grader Masha Kalinin. The competition took place for three days, the President of the Jury was the People's Artist of the USSR Muslim Magomayev. The winner promised a gorgeous sobular fur coat, but, as it should be, deceived - the fur coat was selected, the TV "Temp", a crystal vase and a sea of colors were presented. Now the first Soviet beauty Masha Kalinina lives in the United States and works as a yoga coach. It still does not wear fur coats from natural fur, but already from fundamental considerations, it is a protector of animals and vegetarian.
Gone-went. Beauty contests began to be held everywhere. In all republics, cities, villages and even in professions. "Miss Uryupinsk", "Miss Tmutarakan", "Miss Department Store" and even "Miss Asphalt concrete-book" and "Miss Women's Colony". Or "Miss Militia" - Oksana Fedorova, the best girlfriend Khryushi and Stepashki, even "Miss Universe".
Oksana Fedorova - "Miss Universe"
There were no Russian girls unnoticed and at international beauty reviews. The first major victory was obsessed with 18-year-old Yulia Kurochny, who in 1992 became Miss World. In 1998, Rosalia Muravyeva was proclaimed "supermodel of the world", and Miss Russia-97, Elena Rogozhina, turned into "Miss Europe" in 1999. The most "star" for Russian beauties was 2002, when Svetlana Queen became Miss Europe, and the 24-year-old Oksana Fedorova won the title "Miss Universe-2002". The 24-year-old graduate student of the St. Petersburg University of MVD was able to bypass the 74 beautiful girls in the world.
Differently developed the fate of beauties. Someone successfully got married, someone successfully made a career, and some life did not work out. But that is another story…
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