Everyone looks stunning. Just don’t mention the Crimea.
When I arrive at the beauty pageant “Miss USSR UK”, several women smile rehearsed smiles at me and tell me I look “amaaaaazing”. A voice coach tries to convince me that the presentation of what I say is potentially as important as the content of what I’m saying. But I have not come to this grand old building in East London as a participant. I’m here as an observer, to understand why this event is taking place at all.
Miss USSR UK, established in 2012, is a beauty pageant named …read more
Source: New Statesman
