This photo shows the election of Poland’s first beauty queen in communist Poland. Taking place in Sopot, it attracted such a crowd that the competition had to be moved onto the roof of a building so everyone could see.
Posted on 09/05/2009 1:37:25 PM PDT by lizol
Miss Poland 2009 elected!
05.09.2009 17:31
21-year old Anna Jamroz from Rumia (the Pomeranian province), has been elected Miss Poland 2009.
Jamroz will represent Poland at Miss World 2009 contest in December in Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa.
Anna is a Law student at Gdańsk University, and she says the most important values for her are Faith, Hope and Love.
24 candidates aged 18 to 24 took part in the finals of Miss Poland contest.
Or as they say it in the old country, “Niewinna!”
And the Russians too.
This photo shows the election of Poland’s first beauty queen in communist Poland. Taking place in Sopot, it attracted such a crowd that the competition had to be moved onto the roof of a building so everyone could see.
Was listening to the Poland-Northern Ireland match on the BBC.
I don’t think the Bialo-Czerwoni are going to make it to South Africa. :(
Ping!
One of my favorites. Polish beauty Ewa Sonnet
Those are really beautiful girls, and I say that as someone old enough to be their grandmother.
And the sentiment, crown and flowers are A-OK too.
Some of the prettiest and sweetest girls I have ever met were in L’viv, once part of Poland until it got turned over to the Russians and later the Ukrainians.
LOL - I forgot about that! I thought she was Miss Minsk.
Svimvear!
My bad. But she’s still one of my favs!
Interesting she should list items of interest pointed out in the Entered Apprentice degree of Freemasons.
If you are talking about "faith, hope, and love" - who cares about freemasons? This is Scripture, from the close of the 'Love Chapter'.
Agape (godly, sacrificial love - also known as charity):
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity [love], these three; but the greatest of these is charity [love].
Good for Miss Poland to be quoting from the Word of God... Can't think of any better values to seek...
Gdansk!
In fact NIV renders it as faith, hope, and love.
This is one of those very rare ... extremely rare...occasions where I prefer the modern versions. I agree, 'love' sounds better than 'charity'.
I understand why the translators used charity, though. Greek has several words for love: agape (giving of oneself without expectation of gain... a godly love), philia (brotherly love; strong friendship), eros (romantic love), storge (familial love). At the time of the translation, charity was probably the best English word to use for agape. Unfortunately, over time its become more of a mechanical giving of funds (and something to be written off during tax time), and not a selfless giving out of a loving heart...
But I agree, whenever I read 1 Corinthians, I use the word 'love' and not 'charity'.
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