Lauri Kubuitsile's When A Winning Smile Is Not Enough
Lauri Kubuitsile’s central claim in "When a Winning Smile Is Not Enough," is that the main focus when choosing the winner of the beauty contests have unfortunately changed throughout the years. She explains that in 1989 in beauty pageants in Mahalapye the winners received irons, quilts, and other household needs, and the only main beauty factor that was looked at was the contestant’s smile. Kubuitsile’s minor claim was that contestants who focus on inner beauty and their background are overall more beautiful than women who become fake during the time of competition. She explained that in 1999 Miss Botswana won Miss Universe as she answered her onstage question by her culture and background instead of molding it into what she thought the judges