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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Source: The Straits Times/Asia News Network

Manila’s factory of beauty queen dreams

The Philippines’ beauty queen mill is a ticket to a better life for many poor and working-class young women–but it is also a graveyard of dashed dreams, with only a small fraction ever getting to wear a coveted crown.

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Married, childless and happy

When Mr. Shawn Ang and Ms. Abegail Wee were dating at 17, they decided they did not want children. Thirteen years later, the couple, who have been married for eight years, have not changed their minds.

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