[英语阅读]匈牙利评选最美“整容小姐”

Miss Plastic Hungary contest seeking "new" faces

匈牙利一家公司计划于今年十月举办一个特别的选美比赛，评选匈牙利最美的“整容小姐”。参赛者不一定要天生丽质，但需做过整容手术。18到30岁的年轻女性均可报名参加此次选美，而30岁以上的参赛佳丽将被列入“整容女士”组的角逐，目前已有100多位女子报名参赛。主办方表示，举办这样一个选美比赛主要是为了打破人们对整容手术及其受益者们的传统偏见，让女士们有一个和谐的环境来追求美。

Face lifts, breast implants or other "body work" are the requirements for contestants of the Miss Plastic Hungary pageant.

Most beauty queens would go pale when asked about cosmetic surgery. But face lifts, breast implants or other "body work" are the requirements for contestants of the Miss Plastic Hungary pageant.

"Ever had plastic surgery to become beautiful? Are you proud of your body? Would you like to put yourself to the test?" says the website www.missplastichungary.hu which advertises the pageant, planned for October 9.

A Hungarian company is planning to stage the beauty contest, which it says is the first of its kind, for women who have had cosmetic surgery in a bid to do away with the stereotypes still attached to beauty operations in Hungary.

The contest is open to women aged 18-30 or above 30 in the "dame" category. More than 100 entrants have already signed up.

But a plain botox injection will not suffice.

"The entry requirement is a surgical procedure done under general or local anesthesia," said Reka Bodis, press director of the pageant.

"Unfortunately, people in Hungary are still rather negative about ladies who have had (cosmetic) surgery and there are also a lot of stereotypes going about," Bodis said. "We are not seeking to promote extremely large breasts and the like."

She said the idea first came up about 10 years ago, but back then the pageant could not take place for lack of what she called "sufficient material."

"In those days, there weren't that many beautiful girls who have had plastic surgery, but now we can almost say (the idea to have such a contest) is quite natural," Bodis said.

While the Miss Plastic pageant is primarily aimed at Hungarian contestants, foreigners with a residence in Hungary may also apply.

"The whole thing is about harmony, that's what the contest seeks to emphasize," Bodis said.

"Let's not forget that there are ladies who have had new perspectives open up for them thanks to plastic surgery, who could get rid of their complexes with an operation and can now have a more complete life."