Women behind the lens: ‘In Venezuela, the culture of pageants goes far beyond beauty’

Women behind the lens: ‘In Venezuela, the culture of pageants goes far beyond beauty’

Photographer Fabiola Ferrero explores her country’s obsession with beauty competitions and how they they are intertwined with politics and oilVenezuela holds two world records: the most international beauty crowns and the largest proven oil reserves in the world – two apparently unrelated titles that in fact are closely aligned. In the minds of Venezuelans, beauty and oil are tied to the idea of progress, modernity and our relationship with powe…