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Miss Mexico’s…Harvest Gown?

May 25, 2007 in Mexico, Miss Mexico, Miss Universe, Rosa Maria Ojeda, fashion matters by marisa | 1 comment

miss mexico's dress (Cristero War version)Last month, I posted on some of the controversy surrounding Miss Mexico’s choice for her Miss Universe parade of nations gown. As you might recall, some found her gown politically tone-deaf in its depiction of scenes from the Cristero War, crazy in its inclusion of a band of bullets as its main accessory, and simply tiresome in its relative tackiness– especially during a time when various kinds of violences are spiraling out of control across Mexico. Now it seems that her dress has been changed. Since I’m not really into hanged martyrs, but totally into corn, I should take this change as positive, no?

Let’s have a look at Miss Mexico, v. 2!

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Miss Mexico’s ‘War Gown,’ or, Fashion Matters

April 28, 2007 in Mexico, Miss Mexico, Miss Universe, Rosa Maria Ojeda, TV, fashion matters, performing identity, politics by marisa | No comments

the missesCoincidentally, after my random in-class rant on nationalism and the Miss Universe contest, I came across this article at the BBC. It’s about Miss Mexico’s gown choice for this year’s Miss Universe pageant, which will be held May 28th in Mexico City. The gown was selected for Rosa Maria Ojeda Cuen from a field of thirty other dresses, and was admired because the selection committee “wanted a dress that made you think of Mexico.” Hector Terrones, who served on the selection committee, apparently also explained to La Jornada that “The design should grab people’s attention and have impact without giving too much information.” But critics, like La Jornada columnist Jorge Camil, vehemently disagree on the dress’ ‘message,’ claiming that:

It would be like Miss USA wearing a dress showing images of the Ku Klux Klan in the Deep South. [...] A beauty contest is very far from being the right place to vent political and religious ideologies.

Oh my! Let’s have a look at this dress…

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