The proliferation of pageants in the country has become a recent topic of discussion/debate. People say that the sheer number of competitions has caused a drop in both the quality of the candidates and entertainment value. Comparisons have even been made to Thi No, a literary character famous for being the polar opposite of beauty in Nam Cao's "Chi Pheo." Over the years, I have come to believe firmly that today’s beauty contests, not just in Vietnam, are inherently flawed. While the concept of beauty pageants has existed for millennia in both the East and the West (known through the Greek myth "Judgment of Paris"), modern beauty pageants as we know them only truly began in America during the early 20th century. The first beauty pageant of the modern times was the Miss America Pageant in 1921. Besides the touted appreciation of female beauty, pageants were a major tourist attraction, enticing people to go to resorts and entertainment centers in America's beach cities at the time. … [Read more...] about Facing up to some ugly truths about beauty contests
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First Vietnamese victim in Manchester fire identified through fingerprint
Local authorities seal off the scene of the Manchester fire . (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) - Partial human remains recovered from Bismark House Mill in the UK have been identified, through fingerprint analysis, as Nguyen Van Uoc, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, citing an announcement on August 12 by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Uoc was one of four Vietnamese nationals who were reported missing to the police earlier and may have been inside the mill during a fire on May 7, 2022. The three others are Chu Van Cuong, Nguyen Van Duong, and Le Thanh Nam. Police are waiting for more DNA test results to identify further victims. The 31-year-old maintained regular contact with his wife until the date of the fire, at which time he said he was in a mill. Teams have been searching the remnants of the mill since demolition workers discovered human remains on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, GMP’s Victim Identification lead, said: … [Read more...] about First Vietnamese victim in Manchester fire identified through fingerprint