Thirty-four girls are enrolled in the program, mostly between the ages of 16 and 18, hoping to be come part of a group of 380 women who will be chosen to present medals to the winners in Beijing. Those who are not chosen will presumably be forced to return to their sweatshops.
They are going through physical conditioning as well as professional training for dressing and etiquette in order to be stewards for the service industry. They stand for hours on end in high-heels, balancing books on their heads. If that wasnt enough, they also learn English, undergo cultural training and look at pictures of past medal presenters and their uniforms. They will also going to practice elegance and grace through ballet training.
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