On the other hand, the woman gets results, and that was what she was hired to do. And obviously, enough girls want to train under her. She also isn’t trying to misrepresent herself–she’s very frank, says what is on her mind and isn’t trying to hide behind some curtain of false niceness. And, all things considered, I respect that. And as for the harsh feedback, I think the hope is that the girls will go home and think about what she said, and the ones who really, really want to compete for the crown will come back. Which is how these showbiz gigs work.

Interesting to read some of the French comments too–points about how she’s lived in Japan for 10 years, but still doesn’t speak Japanese.

Thanks for the link. The video was very interesting.

There is also a part when she says, while laughing, that she glued the ears of a J-model with super glue because her ears weren’t close enough to the head.

Nice isn’t it?

No thanks, I prefer the kawaii type.

A máquina de fazer Miss… Pelo menos uma já fizeram. Claudio…

My suspicion is that this will change, TofuUnion, at least in the cities. It has in the cities in the states where women have money and think more materially. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing or if it matters. But we keep hearing in the US how “the 40s are the new 30s” and so on and so on and women manage to stay “young” looking. It’ll happen in Japan too . . . where women really do manage to stay young looking!

As for how important this is? Well, not really all that much, I suppose. But it’s kind of interesting from a cultural point of view, that one woman can come along, revamp pagent machinery, produce winners and in doing so, help redefine an aesthetic. That I find sort of fascinating.

I find it’s good for the winner to play a roll of goodwill ambassador or something. It’s a kind of dream come true for the winner. And this makes her possible to get some future carrier.

But the beautify contest is different from the audition for fashion model, actress or ballet dancer. I mean the contents of the beauty contest is void and Miss Universe is the one. To make you understand what I am talking about, guess why Mr Universe is not popular.

Sometimes I am really struck by the fact that the bulk of middle aged Japanese women( Obasan ) have lost physical attractions, while most young girls are very attractive. Because Obasan are married and bore children or expired as “products” ?

That damned Ligron woman just gave away the secret of all women in France. May she get bunions and saddlebags, the wench!

I like the analogy. But I don’t agree with your conclusion. It’s ultimately the players on the field who have to play the game to win or lose. (On the other hand, your analogy is making me hungry.)

In any case, perhaps it’s because I’m a guy, but do members of the general public really care about such events and their outcomes? (Incidentally, I mean no offense by this remark.) I have a feeling that pageants are much like Chinese New Year. For a few days at the beginning of the year, everyone seems to know which animal of the Chinese zodiac is front and center for the current year. For the rest of the year, nobody has a clue or is very much interested (unless you’re bored and reading the paper place mat at a Chinese buffet or your current age is a multiple of twelve).

This sounds like a sports team, a soccer team, coached by a non-Japanese, to help the team “win” in international circles. Does that make sense? Then the winner is not really “Japanese” anymore. Just meat.