Venezuelan Beauty and Pageantry Flashcard

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What role do national and international beauty contests play according to the text?

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They help in producing a distinctive kind of Venezuelan femininity.

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What is the term used to describe Venezuelan beauty in the context of national identity?

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Belleza venezolana

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According to the text, what does the national fantasy of belleza venezolana shape in Venezuela?

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The form of the beauty contest

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What role did the magazine "Élite" play in Venezuelan society in the late 1920s?

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It served as a high-society newsletter documenting elite social life.

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What was the motivation behind Pan Am's sponsorship of the Miss Venezuela competition?

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To increase tourism to the region

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According to the text, what is a common perception of beauty in Venezuela?

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Rejecting what are considered 'African' features

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What is the effect of the Miss Venezuela pageant on national identity as described in the text?

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It distances national identity from its roots.

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What role does the Miss Venezuela pageant play in the representation of Venezuelan states?

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It often assigns contestants to states they do not originate from.

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What is the Harina PAN mammy used to illustrate in the text?

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The concept of artifacting in culture

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What does the Harina PAN logo symbolize in terms of Venezuelan identity?

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A symbol of modernity and convenience