英语学习点: Feminist and Feminine 女权主义者和女性化
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This year's winner cried tears of joy when the result was announced.
For some it is a celebration of femininity and beauty.
But feminist campaigners say that it is nothing other than the degradation of women, who are paraded like animals in a cattle market.
The Miss World beauty pageant is now 60 but remains controversial, as last weekend's show in London proved.
Inside the venue, about 110 contestants showed off their figures and boasted about their talents. Outside, dozens of feminist campaigners held placards with messages such as "Sexism is pretty ugly" and shouted slogans against chauvinism and what they call the objectification of women.
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