REAL ART GIVES THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT

Longtime Real Art readers know that this blog occasionally gets weird, temporary upsurges in hits from hot search phrases. The last time this happened was when I made a reference to the infamous Nick Berg beheading video: I got four times my average number of hits for the next two or three days--bunch of gruesome folk out there, I might add. It's now happening again, but only through happenstance. Apparently, Miss Universe recently lost her skirt while doing a runway modeling gig. Why would my blog end up on such a search list? For starters, this woman's name is Jennifer Hawkins; I have a friend named Jennifer who regularly comments here, and I've mentioned her a couple of times. These searches also use the Justin Timberlake phrase "wardrobe malfunction;" I used that phrase myself when comparing European attitudes about nudity during the Olympics opening ceremony to American attitudes about Janet Jackson's breast-baring stunt during the Super Bowl halftime show. Finally, the searches also wanted a picture; I'm bound to have used that word at some point. I have no idea when I've used the name "Hawkins," however.

Anyway, I figured, "what the hell?" Give the people what they want.

From the Sydney Confidential via News.com:

Miss Uni's skirt falls off

JENNIFER Hawkins, Australia's own down-to-earth beauty queen, handled one of the worst "wardrobe malfunctions" ever seen with great poise last night.

In a shocking scene, the bottom section of a stunning blue-and-gold gown Hawkins was modelling for a packed crowd fell down around her ankles.

Despite having been on the Miss Universe world circuit for just two months, Hawkins handled the disastrous moment perfectly.

When she realised she was exposed from the waist down, she didn't panic or try to fix it, she simply turned on her stilettos and cruised off stage.

Click here for the rest.

I suppose this link is, as they say at FARK, not work friendly. But it's just a butt, really. No big deal. I don't even know why so many people want to see it. I mean, it's just a butt. A Barbie butt, at that.

Whatever.

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