In the last couple of weeks, there's been a lot of interest in the beauty of Bermuda's people. A good place to start is with the future face of the island, the upcoming Miss Bermuda pageant. The infamous swimsuit photo suit took place this week, so for once all eyes weren't on those rolling pink sands and the curve of the aqua ocean at Elbow Beach. The star attraction was the rolling curves of the bikini-clad body beautiful.
This, some might say, old-fashioned competition definitely speaks to Bermuda's nostalgic old-skoolism. There seems a constant desire to return to days of holiday camp tourism. No doubt because this was when Bermuda was in it's hey day, not the comparative sad story it tells now of ever-decreasing hotel beds and new development that never quite seem to come to fruition.
Beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder, which seems to be the thinking behind the Department of Tourism's latest ruse to lure people to this shore - a tell-a-friend loyalty scheme. The "Feel the Love" campaign launched last week promising financial rewards for those who encourage others to visit. Although I won't be giving up the day job just yet as you need to recruit 15 tourists to get off the starting block for cash back of $25 a head.
To remind us that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes is the Miss Big & Beautiful, also coming up soon. This competition has attracted a storm of controversy and derogatory comments as ever. A lot of people question whether it's the right thing to do on an island struggling with obesity, one of the world's highest diabetes statistics and ever-increasing health insurance premiums partially resulting from unhealthy lifestyles. Then again, this response can be considered out-dated. The rest of the world has gradually cottoned on to the notion that a size 14 ain't that unusual and doesn't automatically mean unhealthy. So enough of the KFC Sponsorship deal jokes already!!
In other beauty news, Bermudian, Deandra Brangman, was crowned the winner of a professional model search in London last week. Previous winners have gone taken to the catwalks of the world's major fashion shows so Deandra could put Bermuda firmly on the beauty map.
If guys are more your thang then there's been plenty to look at on that front recently too. Yes, it's Bermuda Shorts season again as summer corporate dress codes kick in, and those hairy legs and nobly knees are once again out in all their glory.
The prize for working the national look the best definitely goes to the boyz at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess. I leave you to feast your eyes these...
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Very interesting article, enjoyed reading it.
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