China And Qatar Want Flight Attendants To Be Young, Single, Skinny And Female (smithsonianmag.com)

Just like American airlines did in the 1960s In China, some young ladies attend university for a chance to enter a beauty pageant. But it’s a very specific pageant, with the promise of employment at the end—a university-sponsored beauty contest for would-be flight attendants. Qingdao University recently sponsored one of these competitive events, which brought together women who had been recommended by four different […]


January 17, 2014