O’Conall Street

There was an American academic who’s name escapes me who once wrote a long and considered article on the relationship between beauty pageants and societal development - the more developed the society the less attention it pays to miss this or miss that.  A decade ago the Miss Northern Ireland competition would have commanded plenty of media attention and the winner could look forward to a year of celebrity status. Today you would hardly notice and the lucky girl, in this case Judith Wilson (22), can expect not so much a year of stardom but one of hard slog as the North’s top promotional lady.

Fading stars likes buses always come in twos and yesterday was no different. As the tango queens strutted their stuff at the Europa, US President George Bush, the most powerful man on earth dropped into a sea of indifference.

The North is definitely changing and for the better. I guess if Barack makes it up Pennsylvania Avenue in January the streets of Belfast will fill up to welcome him. As for Miss NI, I wish her well, hope she has a great year and doesn’t work too hard.

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