Changing Western Beauty Ideals: Nina Davuluri and Julie Chen
Nina Davuluri’s Miss America win—and Julie Chen’s recent admission that she got eyelid surgery to widen her ‘Asian eyes’—spotlights changes in Western and Asian beauty ideals.
Miss New York Nina Davuluri appears in the 2014 Miss America Competition Parade at Boardwalk Hall Arena on September 14, 2013 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“I’ve always viewed Miss America as the girl next door, and the girl next door is evolving as diversity in America evolves,” Nina Davuluri said last weekend before becoming the first beauty queen of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America. Also on stage was runner-up Crystal Lee, a Chinese-American and Miss California 2013. “We’re making history right here, standing here as Asian-Americans,” Davuluri said of the duo. Continue here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/25/changing-western-beauty-ideals-nina-davuluri-and-julie-chen.html
No comments:
Post a Comment