I was in the US to study English recently. I was surprised to learn that American people weren’t interested in the Miss Universe Pageant like Thai people. I unintentionally found live reporting of Miss Universe while changing TV channels. It was weird because in Thailand, media coverage about the pageant is always huge, so people know about it before the actual date. But news reports in US ignored the pageant! They focused more on sports celebrities than beauty queens.
Do people in your country pay attention to beauty queens?
Krisana Wangweeng,
Bangkok
Thanks for writing in, Krisana. While there are still some people in my country – England – that enjoy watching beauty contests, most people believe that the concept behind these events is old-fashioned. I think people like Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai — an inspiring advocate for female education — are better representatives of a country than pretty models. — Editor