第1064期:The Perfect Candidate

Aimee: So what are some of the characteristics of the women and the girls who always win?Gilda: Well, you know, they have – well, recently, they did a sort of like a reality show. And like the whole country get to see what's happening in this Miss Venezuela organization. And they are always looking for something trendy, like what's popular in America.Aimee: Okay.Gilda: If there's a blonde girl or a brunette or – and normally, tall with all the perfect, 90-60-90 – is it?Aimee: Hmm?Gilda: 90-60-90 I think is the perfect…Aimee: Oh, you're talking about measurements?Gilda: Yeah, the body.Aimee: Like body size measurements.Gilda: Yes. Yes.Aimee: Right. So that's important too, obviously.Gilda: Yes. Yeah. That's really important. Yeah. Also the hair, the eyes, the teeth, everything. Yeah, so they think about many, many things.Aimee: So it's all based on physical appearance.Gilda: Yes, yes.Aimee: Of course it's a beauty pageant.Gilda: Of course, they go under a training, I heard, of almost one year.Aimee: Wow.Gilda: So they train them in terms of how to express themselves using proper language.Aimee: Yeah.Gilda: And yeah, and also beauty; how to make-up, how to fix their hair or something like…Aimee: Okay. So like maintenance and self –Gilda: Yes, exactly.Aimee: Self presentation, I guess.Gilda: Yes, yes, yes. Yes.Aimee: Wow. What about – I don't know much about beauty pageants, so but I've heard or I've noticed that you have to have a skill as well, don't you? An extra, a special skill like what's your, what are you going to present to the judges as your additional skill. Is that the case?Gilda: That's more like American beauty pageants.Aimee: Okay.Gilda: So in Venezuela, they are not introduced like, they don't introduce to the audience a skill.Aimee: Okay.Gilda: They just go there and do the swimsuit competition and the evening gown.Aimee: Yeah.Gilda: And then, a question.Aimee: Yeah.Gilda: And then they're crowned.Aimee: What kind of question might it be?Gilda: Well, they have many kind of questions but sometimes the questions are really difficult.Aimee: Yeah.Gilda: But normally, it's about life, about world peace, about helping others, philanthropic activities. Yeah, that kind…Aimee: Off the top of your head, can you give an example of a question that…?Gilda: An example?Aimee: Yeah.Gilda: Like once, a girl was asked what's the difference between forgive and asking for permission. Like she had to explain what's the difference when you as for a permission and when you ask for forgiveness.Aimee: Oh so, it's like a grammar question?Gilda: Some sort of. The thing is that she fainted.Aimee: She fainted?Gilda: Yeah.Aimee: No.Gilda: She couldn't answer. It was too much. And because they're young. I mean, we're talking about girls 17, 18 years old, students. They were wearing lots of things. They're nervous. They're in front of millions of people and…Aimee: It's a lot of pressure.Gilda: Yeah. And yeah, maybe you say like, "Oh, that's an easy question." But at that particular moment, it might not be easy.Aimee: Yeah, of course.Gilda: And plus, they don't eat because they need to fit in their dress.Aimee: Oh my goodness.Gilda: Yeah.Aimee: That just sounds so intense.Gilda: It is. It's like a marathon or something.