Tuesday, May 26, 2026

In praise of Venezuelan beauties ................by K J S Chatrath

I avoid writing about religion and politics because of my self imposed red line. No, I am not going to talk about abduction, crude  etc..etc.with reference to Venezuela. I am going to talk about female beauty of Venezuela.

The trigger was the photo on the internet of a pretty lady from that country who is a film and tv star. Her name is Gaby Espino and she is 48 years old.

 OK...OK..here is her photo: 

 

             But don't think that she is a lone beauty from Venezuela. Take a look at the following:

                  No, no. That is not all. Here is a list of the Miss World winners from Venezuela: 

And now coming to the 'why' and 'how' of these wins. Venezuela dominates the global beauty pageant scene—winning seven Miss Universe and six Miss World titles—because pageantry functions as a revered national sport and highly structured industry.  This massive success is driven by intense cultural obsession, rigorous factory-style training, and the use of specialized cosmetic enhancements.

Miss Venezuela title holders are seen as seen as a symbol of national pride. This has promoted attention on beauty products and cosmetic procedures for women. Venezuela has one of the largest rates of cosmetic procedures per capita in the world.

 Pretty María Chiquinquirá Delgado Díaz is a Venezuelan TV host, model, an actress.

 

                                                                        A pretty Venezuelan young lady.

Before closing let me share that a good 45 years back I was at the International Institute of Public Administration, Paris attending a one year training programme on International Economic Relations. We were 25 participants- chosen from various continents/countries.  And yes, the prettiest and always the best turned out lady in the group was from Venezuela. I think her name was Pilar........

Respectful salute to the ladies of Venezuela ....................