Russia remains a very un-PC place in many ways. While most western women shun the idea of beauty contests, Russians take them in stride and many embrace them with pride. The Russian nuclaer industry has been consucting just such a contest for the female employees in its industry since 2004. On March 7th a winner will be chosen. Voting takes place online. To see the contestants’ photos and place a vote, visit the official site (warning, it’s in Russian)

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We’ve recently taken note that beauty contests are becoming a common PR tatic with a growing number of organizations in Russia. Just last week, we reported a Miss Constitution day contest, and earlier this year a contest for the nuclear power industry employees. A reader recently called attention to an entry on the Russian Ministry of Defense web site. No dates, winner, or any other data is listed, but there are photos. One is presented here, and more can be found on the originating site. Here the west, these events have all but disappeared after being branded “sexist”. No such charges are made in Russia, where it can be argued that women are much more in control of social customs.

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