Semi-naked teenagers parade in bikinis for 'flight attendant and modelling competition'

Teenage high school graduates audition to
become either flight attendants of models in a
somewhat outdated Chinese competition.
More than 1,000 young men and women
paraded around in their swim wear in the
hope of landing their dream job.
The school, in Qingdao, north-east China's
Shandong Province, holds the competition
every years so budding stewards or catwalk
creepers can get a leg up in the industry,
reports the People's Daily Online .
It is hosted by the Oriental Beauty modelling
agency.
According the company's website, candidates
for the event on Monday had to be 5ft 6ins
tall - although for those with particularly
striking looks this could be dropped by an
inch.
The women must be "elegant, slim, have
sweet voice and have no scars in the exposed
part of their skin," the rules adds.
Becoming a flight attendant in China is said to
be a very competitive business.
Successful applicants could be offered a
place at an air steward school or model
training agency.