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Beauty Contest For Senior Citizens
China Daily
August 5, 2004
Beauty contests are no longer only for the young.
This month all citizens over the age of 55 will be invited to take part in a nationwide competition known as the first China Beauty of the Elderly Contest.
"Different from the traditional beauty contests, which focus on the appearance of contestants, this competition is specially designed for the aged to display to the public their healthiness, intelligence and optimism towards life," said Yang Keping, vice-director of the Shanghai Foreign Exchange Centre for Aging.
"Leading a healthy lifestyle will be the most important virtue in the winner."
Participants will be judged on their health, knowledge and life experiences, appearance and manners, as well as cultural and artistic achievements.
Winners of the preliminary stage, which is to be arranged separately in some 30 different provinces and cities including Shanghai, will go into the second round and then the final in Beijing in early October.
Gui Shixun, vice-chairman of the Shanghai Research Centre on Aging, questions the value of the event.
"I'm wondering in which way the healthiness of the old people can be highlighted on stage," he said.
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