Priceless Paintings from W7

Those of you who know me will know that I appreciate beauty, but I am not a follower of beauty contests. However, this one caught my eye, and not limited to the ways you might think:

Rachel Christie, who is currently training on the running track for the 2012 Olympics qualifiers, is among the finalists for Miss England 2009. The competition’s final round is held yesterday and today (July 19th and 20th, 2009) at the London Hilton Metropole Hotel, and I want you all to give a big cheer, touch wood, hold a breath or, if you can, vote for Rachel. She isn’t the only non-white contestant, but she’s generally expected to do well in the competition.

America managed to elect its first ever black president not that long ago.

Surely, Britain should be able to vote for its first ever black Miss England?

 [Edit, 22-July-2009:]

Here you have it. Rachel Christie is Miss England 2009. Well done.

Given that the news came and went more or less unnoticed, I am no longer sure what this means for the black community, or any community. One could say “see, nobody cares that she’s black,” but I think the reality is that nobody cares for Miss England contests. Maybe she gets more publicity winning on the race track. This might just have given her the money to focus on training for the Olympics.

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Thoughts Britain, england, human