Russian Army

Miss Russian Army is a beauty contest held by the Russian army in which female soldiers compete for a title of the same name. It is admittedly staged for the purposes of increasing interest in and recruitment for the army among young men.

In June 2005, nineteen female soldiers and sailors participated in the competition (entitled "Beauties in Shoulder Straps"), which was broadcast on live television. The event, held at Moscow's Russian Army Theatre, included the soldiers walking down the catwalk in uniform and singing songs while accompanied by guitarists (a memorable lyric included the phrases, "Since we're soldiers, our first concern is automatic weapons; boys come second"). A children's choir sang a song called "Our Army Is the Strongest". Other events, shown on film, saw the contestants competing in drills, crawling in combat uniform, entering tanks, and running with automatic weapons. (Defense officials prohibited the wearing of bikinis.) Other film clips showed women in the ranks of the earlier Red Army and their role in Soviet-era wars. The jury ultimately gave the title to Lieutenant Ksenya Agarkova, an engineer with Russia's Northern Fleet. Her image will be reproduced on a poster.

Officials were quite open about the hoped-for propaganda and recruiting value of the contest. Colonel Gennady Dzyuba, of the Defense Ministry, said, "Those who have served, especially in hot spots, know the importance of women — they calm the team down. We restrain ourselves in front of them, desist from coarseness." A former Miss Army said that because of the falling prestige of the Russian army, such a high-visibility contest makes men "want to join". Major General Nikolai Burbyga, the head juror, while expressing doubt over the recruiting benefits of the competition, admitted, "It kind of invigorates life — everyday life is very monotonous."

Beauty School Girl

A schoolgirl is a girl attending either primary or secondary school. They are generally aged between four and eighteen years old. In many schools, girls are required to wear school uniforms. For many girls, this gives them a sense of collective identity, unity and equality.School uniforms are common in primary and secondary schools in many nations. They are the most widely known form of student uniform; other types of which include uniforms worn by students participating in higher vocational training, such as in health occupations.

Traditionally, school uniforms have been subdued and professional. Boys' uniforms often consist of dark trousers and light-colored shirt, tie. Girls' uniforms vary greatly between countries and schooling systems, but typically consist of a dress or a blouse worn either with a skirt, culottes or under a pinafore. Gender-specific uniforms have been a point of contention, with some schools permitting female students to choose either skirts or trousers while still requiring male students to wear trousers. The use of a blazer or suit-like jacket for either gender is also fairly common, especially in cold weather.

Woman Army

Artis Kebaya

Kebaya is a traditional blouse worn by Indonesian and Malaysian women made from thin material charged with the glove, batik, knitting or other traditional clothing such as songkets with a colorful motif. Trusted kebaya came from China Hundreds of years ago. Then spread to Malacca, Java, Bali, Sumatra, and Sulawesi. After akulturasi lasting hundreds of years, it received something in the local culture and norms.

Before 1600, in Java, good clothing is worn only family in the kingdom there. During the period of Dutch control in the island, European women began to wear kebaya as formal dress. During this period, kebaya just changed from using mori fabric using silk with colorful embroidery. Clothing that is similar called a "good wife" was first created by the hybrid of Malacca. They mengenakannya sarong and T-shirts with beautiful bermanik manik-called "manek slippers." Now, the good lady are experiencing renewal, and also popular among non-Asian women.

Separate from the traditional kebaya, fashion designers are looking for ways to modify the design and making kebaya dress into a more modern. Kebaya is a modified can be even with jeans or skirt.

Racing Girl

Racing Uniform