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mdo7



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:10 pm Reply with quote
Uh, congrats I guess. Confused
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_Cyphon_



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:51 pm Reply with quote
Well.... people have different opinions I guess.
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bin1127



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:02 pm Reply with quote
I always feel that pageants and what not never really attracts the most beautiful people to take part. The winner is the winner i guess, but they always feel short of what you'd expect from the 'best'.
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:00 pm Reply with quote
One never knows what was behind these kids being selected. While I would like to hope that they were selected for their good looks and not because a parent had certain connections. Or something else equally as sinister.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:35 pm Reply with quote
Cutiebunny wrote:
One never knows what was behind these kids being selected. While I would like to hope that they were selected for their good looks and not because a parent had certain connections. Or something else equally as sinister.


I was thinking the same thing, but I have a feeling money is the word when it comes to these contests. I remember watching a CNN video 2 days ago about a half-Japanese half-African American winning a Miss Universe Japan and I was told even though she won, she faced a lot of criticism because she wasn't 100% Japanese.
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Spotlesseden



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:37 pm Reply with quote
no homo, I like the first guy's anime hair style.
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:53 pm Reply with quote
Cutiebunny wrote:
One never knows what was behind these kids being selected. While I would like to hope that they were selected for their good looks and not because a parent had certain connections. Or something else equally as sinister.


I've heard pageants in other countries that have a crapload of corruption, even to the point that sleeping with one of the judges may lead to a favorable outcome.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:12 pm Reply with quote
And let the critics have at 'em
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princess passa passa





PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:08 am Reply with quote
Wait a minute....
Are their school uniforms really that short IRL? In my country school uniforms have to be 5 inches below the knee.

Other than that, everyone looks good to me but then I am not a judge Very Happy
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:56 am Reply with quote
Ragga Ragga wrote:

Wait a minute....
Are their school uniforms really that short IRL? In my country school uniforms have to be 5 inches below the knee.


Decide for yourself - here's a typical gaggle of schoolgirls from behind: Laughing

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Etrien



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:47 am Reply with quote
Ragga Ragga wrote:
Wait a minute....
Are their school uniforms really that short IRL? In my country school uniforms have to be 5 inches below the knee.


Depends on the school and area. Some schools do enforce a strict at/below-the-knee rule, whereas others are more lax and can be as short as you see. Same with hair-dyeing; some allow it, some enforce a natural (black) only policy.

From my experience, though, the skirts on girls in Tokyo seem to be much shorter than what I saw when I lived outside of Tokyo.
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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:00 am Reply with quote
Cutiebunny wrote:
One never knows what was behind these kids being selected. While I would like to hope that they were selected for their good looks and not because a parent had certain connections. Or something else equally as sinister.


That is always the risk with trying to generate hype about something. Overshoot the mark and all you're left with is people saying, "That's it?"
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MaxSouth



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:16 am Reply with quote
Mion Abe is the best for me.

@enurtsol: I am not fan of those shapeless white shirts, not truly girly thing. Can not "judge" anything from it.

@Spotlesseden: yes, the first guy is cool and cute, but that hairdo is pain/impossible to make yourself.
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