Contestant No. 2

       In the PBS documentary Contestant No. 2, it talks about the journey of a seventeen year old girl named Duah Fares who has a dream of making it big. The only problem is her community and religion might not be as supporting as some people may think. She is part of the Druze culture in Israel. The women have to behave in a traditional manner. They are told to marry Druzen men, have and raise Druzen children, and to make sure to behave modestly and to not step out of line. Duah enters a beauty contest called "Lady of All Arabs". This is  only for the local towns. But this is not enough for her. She decides that she is also going to enter the "Miss Israel" contest. This one would be more beneficial to Duah in her future. The winner gets a modeling contract, a new car and a world of opportunities. But with this she would face hardships with her community and religion.
         In the "Miss Israel" contest they have to have a bathing suit part of the competition and this is the hardest part for her religion to deal with. Duah feels like its part of the older generation and that the newer generation would approve. But when they interviewed some of the contestants for the "Lady of All Arabs" they said that they would not be part of that specific part of the contest. I found it weird that the younger generation would disagree with wearing a swim suite in public.
       When she was filling out the paperwork for the Miss Israel she changed her name. She felt that her name was not pretty enough and decided to changed to Angelina, like Angelina Jolie. It's funny how she would pick an American icon to be named after. But i also feel like its sad that she wouldn't feel like the name that she is given is good enough.
       After signing up for the Miss Israel, she is told that she can not be in both contests and has to decide between the two beauty contests. The only problem is if she drops out of the "Lady of All Arabs" there would be a $5,000.00 fee and does not even take that into consideration for her parents. I feel like she becomes selfish. I think she should of agreed with her father and just wait till the following year so her parents would not have to pay the fee. Unfortunately later in the video we find out that her father has been arrested for robbing places just so they could pay for the fees for the beauty contest. When Duah finds out that her father is arrested she seems like she does not care when she finds out it was for her.

       Later on things become serious for Duah and her family. Three people are arrested for threatening her life. I think it is such a shame that someone is not able to live out her dreams because of her religion.  I feel like everyone should have a say in what they want to accomplish and be able to reach for their dreams.
       By the end of the documentary Duah and her family had was told to join the Religious Community Leader for a meeting. They told her "At the end of the day this beauty pageant is temporary. It's like a good meal. Once over, you forget about it. But your people and your family will always be there."I feel like her people and family should always be there for her no matter what she wants to do or become. They should be behind and support her 100 percent.