Mirror, Mirror on the wall who decides beauty after all? Part 2

My fairy tale adventure though BeautifulPeople.com!

By Jessica Walker

I hope you all enjoyed the fairy tale beginning to this two part article. I had a lot of fun writing it. Although, I hope you read into the sarcasm that was dripping from each sentence.

And now for the million dollar question… “Mirror, Mirror on the wall is Jessica beautiful at all?” You’ll have to read to the end to find out.

If you are wondering, yes I did in fact register with BeautifulPeople.com. I can attest that this site definitely caters to “looks” as the profile information is minimal and your admission is based on the opposite sex rating your profile image over a 48 hour time frame.

On your profile they offer the following sections to complete about yourself that the other members can access:

Name: Appears next to your profile image

Profile Description: Text box to offer anything on yourself

Profile Information: Date of birth, country, home address, cell phone number and private homepage

Occupation: Education, job title and job description

Profile details: Car owner, smoker, hair color, eye color, Weight in lbs., Height in feet, body type (slim, average, athletic, muscular etc…)

Interested in: Check a box for love, fun and flirts, social networking, business networking, invitations to parties and events.

In order to get a favorable rating you need to really market yourself through the chat rooms, add friends to your profile and of course rate the other profiles. The site to me is more of a social networking platform and less of a match making destination. There are no matching filters or tests for personality/compatibility. This site also seems to cater to heterosexuals only since the members of the opposite sex determine who stays and who goes.

From a safety standpoint I am fine with this site. You have the option to offer very minimal personal information, which I advise. I would refrain from completing the majority of the Profile Information as it gives away your birthday, home address and cell number. They offer many ways to communicate with someone without having to give out your cell number or personal email address. Beautiful People does not offer background checks but that’s what we are here for, right!

I personally do not have a problem with this site. I believe they have every right to do what they are doing. Relationships are initially based on looks and if that is their niche then they should strive to be the best at it. Our niche is safety and we have dedicated our business to being the best at that. Besides, you don’t have to join their site if you are offended. There are plenty of other dating sites available, but if that is your preference then perfect there is a site that caters to you.

As a marketing professional, I LOVE options. Options are empowering to me. You could say I find beauty in choice. It’s wonderful to be able to pick and choose whether I want to offer my support for a particular company. Now it’s up to you to make the choice and that’s the BEAUTY I like to advocate.

Now to answer the million dollar question… I did not make the cut, even with a few favorable ratings.

So I turned to the mirror one last time, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who decides beauty after all?”

The mirror replied, “Now you ask the right question my dear. It’s not the cyberland men that’s clear. You must not search for it far and wide, it is everywhere, right here and outside. It’s blowing through the trees, and soaring up in the sky, it’s laughing out loud and even in a cry. It’s seen through the eyes, felt with the hands and heard like a melody dancing across the lands. My sweet child without further ado, there’s nothing more to review, the answer is plain and simple it’s YOU.”

Until next time, here’s to keeping you Safer in the City!

~ Jessica