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Culture of Beauty / Venezuela

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  • Liliana daSilva, 20 and a former teen beauty queen, sits as she gets her hair done before a fashion show in which she  will model at the Aguasal beach club .  The beach club hosts several fashion shows each year and holds its own beauty pageant.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
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  • A patient who has had two botched nose jobs that she wants corrected gets a pre-op consult from her plastic surgeon.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty004.jpg
  • Participants in the Miss Venezuela Beauty pagaent get ready for a class in runwalk walking. After being chosen from hundreds of women, these 28 participants will be the contestants in the Miss Venezuela competition.  Before the contest participants take part in an array of classes, including runway walking, makeup, hair and oratory.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty005.jpg
  • The second night of  Fashion Week in Venezuela.  Throughout the week Venezuelan designers will show their new collections; there is also a night featuring Italian designers and BCBG will be featured on a different night.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty006.jpg
  • Contestants of the Miss Mini Modelo Venezuela pageant get their pictures taken before the contest.  The pageant is for girls aged 6-10. Beauty pageants for little girls are fairly common and very accepted in Venezuela. Girls aged 6-10 often spend months or years taking all sorts of beauty school classes, ranging from runway walking to makeup to etiquette. The families spend thousands of dollars on preparing their girls for the pageants ; they have to pay for beauty school classes, a competition entrance fee, dresses and many other expenses.  The world of beauty pageants is said to be very corrupt, where the highest bidder is the surest winner.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty007.jpg
  • Teenage girls take  a class in in putting on makeup and walking the runway as part of classes given to them in preparation for the Miss Teen Globe Distrito Capital beauty pageant.  Beauty schools are common throughout Venezuela and include runway, makeup, hair, question and answer, and excercise classes.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty008.jpg
  • Contestants of the Miss Mini Modelo Venezuela pageant get their pictures taken before the contest.  The pageant is for girls aged 6-10. Beauty pageants for little girls are fairly common and very accepted in Venezuela. Girls aged 6-10 often spend months or years taking all sorts of beauty school classes, ranging from runway walking to makeup to etiquette. The families spend thousands of dollars on preparing their girls for the pageants ; they have to pay for beauty school classes, a competition entrance fee, dresses and many other expenses.  The world of beauty pageants is said to be very corrupt, where the highest bidder is the surest winner.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty009.jpg
  • Women participate in the Miss Venezuela Beauty pagaent.  Contestants, hand picked by the Miss Venezuela Organization, spends months leading up to the contest in pageant training classes.  This years winner, Miss Guárico Mónica Spear, will represent Venezuela in the Miss Universe contest.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty010.jpg
  • Contestants at the Pequeña Modelo de Venezuela beauty pageant. The pageant is for girls aged 6-10.  Beauty pageants for little girls are fairly common and very accepted in Venezuela. Girls aged 6-10 often spend months or years taking all sorts of beauty school classes, ranging from runway walking to makeup to etiquette. The families spend thousands of dollars on preparing their girls for the pageants ; they have to pay for beauty school classes, a competition entrance fee, dresses and many other expenses.  The world of beauty pageants is said to be very corrupt, where the highest bidder is the surest winner.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty011.jpg
  • Audience members during Miss Teen Globe Distrito Capital beauty competition. The audiences at many beauty pageants act like they are at a sporting competition, holding banners, blowing whistles and cheering for their favorite conestant.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty012.jpg
  • Mariam Sanchez, 17, gets her makeup done before a fashion show in which she will model at the Aguasal beach club .  The beach club hosts several fashion shows each year and holds its own beauty pageant.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty013.jpg
  • Participants in the Miss Venezuela Beauty pagaent get ready for a class in runwalk walking. After being chosen from hundreds of women, these 28 participants will be the contestants in the Miss Venezuela competition.  Before the contest participants take part in an array of classes, including runway walking, makeup, hair and oratory.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty060.jpg
  • Teenage girls take  a class in in putting on makeup as part of classes given to them in preparation for the Miss Teen Globe Distrito Capital beauty pageant.  Beauty schools are common throughout Venezuela and include runway, makeup, hair, question and answer, and excercise classes.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty014.jpg
  • Participants in the Miss Venezuela Beauty pagaent get ready for a class in runwalk walking. After being chosen from hundreds of women, these 28 participants will be the contestants in the Miss Venezuela competition.  Before the contest participants take part in an array of classes, including runway walking, makeup, hair and oratory.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty062.jpg
  • The 2003 Miss Venezuela Contest.  All 20 contestants took part in a training program with the Miss Venezuela Organization.  The program includes classes on hair, makeup, modeling, question and answer as well as exercise.  The 20 contestants were chosen from among hundreds during "castings" across Venezuela.  Ana Karina Añez, from Lara State, was crowned Miss Venezuela 2003.
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  • There are beauty pageants for neary all tastes and styles in Venezuela.  Eduardo Vega gets ready in  his hotel room  for the Ms. Gordibella(Ms. Fat and Beautiful) competition, a contest for large men in drag. Rincon also helped organize the competition.  Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty063.jpg
  • A woman gets breast implants. Plastic surgery is fairly common in Venezuela.  Men, women and people from all economic backgrounds splurge to reshape their body.  Venezuela is one of the cheapest countries in the world for plastic surgery so it attracts patients from all over the world. Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty064.jpg
  • Participants get ready backstage for the Miss Teen Globe Distrito Capital beauty competition. The contestants spent months taking runway, beauty and excercise classes in preparation for the pageant. The winner goes on to the Miss Teen Globe Venezuela competition.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty068.jpg
  • The 2003 Miss Venezuela Contest.  All 20 contestants took part in a training program with the Miss Venezuela Organization.  The program includes classes on hair, makeup, modeling, question and answer as well as exercise.  The 20 contestants were chosen from among hundreds during "castings" across Venezuela.  Ana Karina Añez, from Lara State, was crowned Miss Venezuela 2003.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty066.tif
  • Contestants of the Miss Mini Modelo Venezuela pageant get their pictures taken before the contest.  The pageant is for girls aged 6-10. Beauty pageants for little girls are fairly common and very accepted in Venezuela. Girls aged 6-10 often spend months or years taking all sorts of beauty school classes, ranging from runway walking to makeup to etiquette. The families spend thousands of dollars on preparing their girls for the pageants ; they have to pay for beauty school classes, a competition entrance fee, dresses and many other expenses.  The world of beauty pageants is said to be very corrupt, where the highest bidder is the surest winner.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty067.jpg
  • The 2003 Miss Venezuela Contest.  All 20 contestants took part in a training program with the Miss Venezuela Organization.  The program includes classes on hair, makeup, modeling, question and answer as well as exercise.  The 20 contestants were chosen from among hundreds during "castings" across Venezuela.  Ana Karina Añez, from Lara State, was crowned Miss Venezuela 2003.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty015.tif
  • A Venezuelan auditions at a casting for a fashion show. Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty016.jpg
  • Contestants at the Pequeña Modelo de Venezuela beauty pageant. The pageant is for girls aged 6-10.  Beauty pageants for little girls are fairly common and very accepted in Venezuela. Girls aged 6-10 often spend months or years taking all sorts of beauty school classes, ranging from runway walking to makeup to etiquette. The families spend thousands of dollars on preparing their girls for the pageants ; they have to pay for beauty school classes, a competition entrance fee, dresses and many other expenses.  The world of beauty pageants is said to be very corrupt, where the highest bidder is the surest winner.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty069.jpg
  • A Venezuelan auditions at a casting for a fashion show. Fashion and looking good are top priorities in Venezuela, where there is a general culture of beauty.  It is a culture that permeates all walks of life and covers the country like a blanket. Girls enter beauty pageants as toddlers and young women and men get plastic surgery as teens.  Venezuela is a country where thongs and short skirts are the norm, cleavage awaits around every corner and metrosexual men abound.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty070.jpg
  • Participants in the Miss Venezuela Beauty pagaent get ready for a class in runwalk walking. After being chosen from hundreds of women, these 28 participants will be the contestants in the Miss Venezuela competition.  Before the contest participants take part in an array of classes, including runway walking, makeup, hair and oratory.
    Rochkind_VenBeauty071.jpg
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