[the pleasure is mine]

I remember remarking how ugly they all were...but now that is just me!
I like lightskinned women..with no apologies to make!I just find them more attractive..coz to me they are more beautiful!
The "Face of Africa" was not looking for the prettiest, as someone has noted but the most representative of the African Woman.
There is a pic here of a typical villager put up by Playeress, i think, in jest. Compare that chic with the Nokia Face of Africa Winner. WHO IS MORE AFRICAN?


>I liked the concept that a certain company came up with. I
>believe it was called "Lux somethingortheother." Take your
>everyday african women, wives and mothers of whatever age
>(they had to be naturally pretty ofcourse) and give them a
>makeover and let the public vote.
>
>Anyway this issue can be debated till the chicken come home to
>roost, but the bottomline is that it's all about what brings
>in the bacon.
>


A friend of mine had her face made up under the Lux thingi & I tell you, we could scarce recognise her.
However, the question of whether only the ugly need make up is really academic...we all have flaws we would like to hide, just as we all have different things we consider beautiful...some have more others have less.

In the same vein, I see a link between attractiveness and beauty - beauty is attractive.
I think the point Wired is trying to make is that what attracts you to someone is more than a flawless skin...its more than physical..something inside someone that is so beautiful, it enhances their appearance.