Dang! Forgot to shave!

As in any beauty pageant, much time and effort is taken into preparing oneself for the competition. That's irrespective of whether the other contestants have a chance or not ... the objective is to be prepared and win at all costs.

Perception is important as people see first (I speak of pageants here) - and listen later, resulting in an elimination process that leaves only a few contenders standing and competing. Then comes the dreaded crunch ... time to speak. Be it in your native language or through a translator your responses to the questioning determines whether you have what it takes to be the winner (knowledge of the local language or any other language will definitely be an asset).

Remember ... never open your mouth to speak unless you have something good to say. After all, we can still get away with the beauty that we have been blessed with by the Almighty ... but when we speak, millions listen.

PS. I wonder if the above picture of the SIL depicts participation in some sort of pageant (Transvestites held in 'beauty pageant'), and would some righteous zealot be appalled at the participation and lodge a police report for unbecoming behaviour and encourage the formation of a committee to investigate these bizarre pictures.