Rachael Finch: beauty in the spotlight
April 22nd 2009 19:11
Rachael Finch
It was all glamour and glitter at the Sydney Hilton last night as a host of beautiful young women paraded before the Miss Universe Australia judges, and a host of less beautiful, less young people asked the perennial question — are beauty pageants outdated?
Last year's winner, Laura Dundovic, doesn't think so. As evidence, she pointed to the stellar career of the 2004 winner, Jennifer Hawkins, who went on the win the Miss Universe World title and then scored a lucrative contract promoting the Myer retail chain.
It is not entirely clear how this addresses beauty pageant concerns, and begs questions as to the legitimacy of the efforts of lesser achievers.
This year's Australian winner and bigger stage hopeful is Rachael Finch, a 20-year-old model, TV presenter and Australian Heart Foundation ambasador from Townsville.
She won despite, on being asked what she considered the greatest challenges facing the national government, answering "a variety of things". Upon further reflection, she settled on "healthy living".
"Defining recession" may have been a better stab, but Finch was unfazed by being human and less than perfect. "I just did the best I could," she said after the ceremony.
She won more than A$25,000 in prizes, and now heads to the Bahamas in August for the Miss Universe World finals.
theaustralian.news.com.au; image: townsvillebulletin.com.au
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