Posted October 6th, 2009
By Dana Weiler-Polak Haaretz
Francesca Fueros ascends the stage during the swimsuit section of the beauty pageant. The director of the event stands on the sidelines, urging her on with shouts of “be sexy.”
Fueros, 5.5 years old, stops in front of the microphone and introduces herself to the judges in fluent Hebrew.
So goes candidate number four in the 2009 Miss Twinkle Star beauty and folklore competition, which stars the children of Filipino workers in Israel.
Last Saturday night, members of the Filipino community gathered at the Barbur Center in Tel Aviv for the beauty and talent competition, which has become a tradition.…Read Full Story…