![]() ![]() In Venezuela, competing comes at a high price: Elaborate sequined gowns and pricey cosmetic surgeries are out of reach for most in a country where inflation is running in the five digits and state workers earn about $3 a month. While growing concern about sexism and the rise of the #MeToo movement recently led the Miss America contest to drop swimsuit competitions and emphasize personal accomplishment, in Latin America young women continue to flock to competitions where good looks are unabashedly championed above all else. "It's something beautiful to see them compete and share their talent with the world." Fernando Llano / AP "It's inspiring," she said, her lips curling into a smile at the memory. ![]() Colls still remembers watching the Miss Venezuela pageant with her family at 6-years-old and then stealing her mom's high heels to imitate the beauty queens on screen. “I accomplished what I set out to achieve.” Johandrys Colls, left, speaks with her sister Camila on the balcony of their home, in a slum on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela on July 1, 2018. ![]() “These sashes represent a huge accomplishment for me,” says the skinny teen with dark brown eyes as she pushes her long black hair from one side to another.
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