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Subject: BEAUTY QUEEN SNUBBED/MISS UNIVERSE 2005! Author: Another reject! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 04:04:02 03/11/06 Sat Glebova could still open the festival, organizers were told, but under strict conditions. She couldn't wear her sash or tiara, and couldn't be referred to as either Miss Universe or a beauty queen. Instead, organizers were told, they could refer to her as"an individual of note contributing to our community." Miss Universe has been branded too sexist to open a cultural festival in Canada because she broke laws against sexual stereotyping. Canadian Miss Natalie Glebova was to open the Thai culture festival sporting her official beauty queen's regalia near Toronto. But the local authorities said her regalia sexually stereotyped women and they forced her not to wear it. The regulations act against activities which degrade men and women through sexual stereotypes or exploit their bodies to attract attention. Miss Glebova won the international beauty competition in Bangkok in May. The 23-year-old blue-eyed brunette was made to remove her Miss Universe sash, though not without complaint. Russian-born Miss Glebova, a graduate of the University of Toronto, said: "It was like a knife to my heart. "It seemed so silly. Everywhere else, I get a great reaction from political leaders. But my hometown? "I definitely don't think that the Miss Universe title is any kind of stereotype or sexual stereotype." Officials of the Miss Universe organisation were also unhappy. Paula Shugart, president of the organisation, said: "It's a strict reading of the by-laws. "According to those conditions, a beauty contest cannot even be held in Toronto." [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]