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12th January 2008
How many more times will we see the hostess story?
Since I started following and writing about the Beijing Olympics the most often written about story seems to be the Olympic hostesses. The first piece of the story was when the Olympic organizers announced the criteria to become a hostess at the Olympics. The requirements included no fat bums or tattoos.
The next development in the story was seeing the hostesses in training. Almost every major news agency has done a story on the girls since, covering how they are taught to smile, walk and balance books on their head. I can’t wait to see the hostesses presenting the medals with books balanced on their heads.
How many times can you write a different headline for the same story?
‘Boot camp’ beauties named - China daily
Even teeth count in medal training - Shanghai Daily
Games hostesses train at China charm school - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
In China, posture is an Olympic sport - News & Observer, NC
Chinese medal presenters train with chopsticks - Courier Mail, Australia
Beijing Olympic Hostesses Practice Poise - The Associated Press
Beijing shows off Olympic medal ceremony hostesses
Lessons in how to smile for China’s Olympic hostesses - Times Online, UK
Practice makes perfect for Beijing hostesses - MSNBC
China displays only svelte Olympics hostesses - McClatchy Newspapers
Olympic organizers came under a brief attack for only selecting women to present the medals, but the story seemed to quickly get buried and was replaced stories on how the girls use chopsticks to practice their smiles.
I have no problem seeing pretty young Chinese women, but the story seems to be getting a bit tired. Perhaps the journalists covering the games are waiting for the cold to blow over in Beijing before heading to China and don’t have anything else to write about.
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