As an example, she cites the Miss Wonderland Beauty Pageant of 1988, which was held in Taipei. All ofthe contestants were given clothes of the host country to wear--ch'i-p'aos--but when the curtain went up, the effect was anything but beautiful.
她舉例說，像一九八八年在台北舉行的國際佳樂小姐選美會上，各國佳麗穿上大會提供的地主國代表服裝﹘﹘旗袍﹘﹘亮相時，給人感覺並不美。