Nice idea badly done (Miss Naked Beauty)

Member Name: byblox

Product:	Miss Naked Beauty
Date:	29/10/08 (8 review reads)
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Advantages: The idea

Disadvantages: The execution

There has been a lot of comment on this show in the papers at the weekend, mostly negative, well, all negative actually.

The idea is that the show will find a natural beauty queen, someone empowering, feisty, representative and comfortable in their skin. All very laudable. However, the way the show goes about this and the odd logic behind the whole thing add up to a rather strange programme.

It's only a TV programme, I know that, and any programme attracts wannabes and the desperate for attention. An alternative beauty pageant sounds like a good idea, is hosing down a couple of dozen women in an empty pool? Lingering on the contestants who are upset? Telling them they are 'amazing' for daring to appear in public without makeup?

The whole thing seemed a bit daft really, Myleen Klass just seemed to be embarrassed to be there, perhaps she thought she'd signed up for a different gig.

All in all each of the contestants apart from one are going to be rejected at some point based on their looks/personality/attitude, what's empowering about that?

Summary: "This isn't a beauty contest...now take your clothes off..."