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A recent unnatural beauty contest took place in Hungary. Contestants walked on stage to flaunt all their unnatural assets purchased from plastic surgeons. Breast implants, face-lifts, nose jobs, tummy tucks and other vastly popular physical enhancements were given prime attention during the Miss Plastic contest.In order to qualify, contestants had to be at least 18 years old and able to prove where their bodies had been enhanced and altered by plastic surgeons. One contestant boasted a nose job, breasts implants and toe separation surgery. Miss Plastic contestants varied in age and status, ranging from stay at home moms to female firefighters, though several of the Miss Plastic contestants were strippers and athletes.
The typical questions asked of contestants at other beauty pageants were not a part of the Miss Plastic competition. Contestants weren’t asked what they would do to change the world or how they would create peace. The pageant concentrated almost entirely on the physical attributes and enhancements of the contestant’s bodies. Reka Urban, a 22 year old hostess was crowned Queen Plastic at the end of the contest.
While many supporters of beauty enhancement hailed the competition as a victory for women, the promoters of the contest no doubt had the greatest victory. The contest was developed by promoters of plastic surgery and was a quest to show that plastic surgery and other physical enhancements are a viable path on the quest for physical beauty. The newly reined queen’s surgeon also won an award for his efforts.
While some applaud the plastic parade, the reality is that pressures to be thin, have large breasts and look like a celebrity who has been airbrushed, photo-shopped or surgically enhanced, is felt by millions of teenagers every day; to the point that bulimia, anorexia and drug use as a quest to be look thin has become the norm in many Jr. and Sr. High schools in the U.S.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, teenage girls in America underwent over 90,000 plastic surgeries in 2006. Those statistics include nearly 10,000 breast augmentations for girls between the ages of 13 and 19. Though the average girl gains 30 pounds between the age of 13 and 19 as her body changes and then naturally loses 20 of those pounds by the age of 23, girls are being taught that those natural changes due to hormones are not okay and need to be dealt with in radical ways.
The average woman in the United States is 5’4” and weighs 140 pounds. The average model is 5’11” and weighs 117 pounds. Some of history’s most popular sought after beauties were not stick thin models with nose jobs and lipo-suctioned thighs. Before photo-shopped images and airbrushed complexions became the norm, there were all natural pin-up girls of all sizes being “oohed and aahed” over by men around the world.
While some organizations promote unhealthy body image, schools, churches and other organizations are working hard to combat the negative messages sent by fashion magazines and celebrity sites. With virtually 19 out of 21 magazines in the grocery line slamming celebrities for being too fat, too thin or too wrinkled, it’s no wonder women are obsessed and insecure about being all natural.
While there is nothing wrong with women striving to look their best and feel good about themselves, remembering who they are and whose they are is valuable in the fight against low self-esteem. Seeking outward beauty and comparing oneself to others is a trap females of all ages fall into.
The Bible has something to say about women and their beauty.
“…The Lord does not look at the same things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair, and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” 1 Peter 3: 3-4
Singer, song-writer Johnny Diaz produced a song this year that expresses the very struggle that many women and young girls feel in the fight between inner and outer beauty...enjoy.
More Beautiful You by Johnny Diaz
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Photo of Reka Urban courtesy of AP Photographer Bela Szandelsky
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