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December 22, 2004
Miss(placed) Plastic Surgery
Dateline: Sat Dec 18, 2054 7:52 PM ET
BEIJING
In a fitting bit of irony, A 72-year-old former-student who has had cosmetic surgery on her eyelids and cheeks more than thirty-two times in the past fifty years was crowned the winner Saturday of China's fiftieth pageant for such "manmade beauties." This is the third time that Feng Qian has won the award. Her second time as a woman.
Feng Qian received a $600,000 country club membership after being picked from among 20 finalists, who ranged in age from 18 to 162. Qian's domination of the competition, three first place wins and 6 second place wins in a fifty-year span, is due in large part to the ceaseless efforts of teams of plastic surgeons who respond to her every beck and call. Breast enlargement, reduction and replacement was performed during the competition for the very first time, allowing Qian to wear the exact same swim suit she wore in 2004 during the first competition.
Said Qian, "I'm almost perfect. Soon, someone must love me for my inner self which has finally been demonstrated by my outward, man-made beauty."
Yahoo! News - Student Wins China Plastic-Surgery Pageant
Posted by sferrell at December 22, 2004 3:54 PM
