Crisis in Venezuela: Threadbare Miss Venezuela event highlights country’s crisis

There was a time when Miss Venezuela was the highlight of the year in Venezuela, and the nation’s most-watched show.
The 64th edition of Miss Venezuela was staged on Thursday evening in Caracas in a ceremony that might best be described as low key.
The final of Miss Universe will take place in the Philippines.
During Thursday’s four-hour show, 15 of the 20 most popular trending topics on Twitter were related to Miss Venezuela.
Not even the contest’s fiercest critics can overlook the wider implications of the event in a country that, despite its problems, remains deeply hedonistic.

Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/10/07/inenglish/1475830641_531079.html