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It sounds like a Miss World contestant's wish-list.

"Women were so safe on the red carpet that it looked more like a Miss America contest," said Robert Verdi, the stylist and devilish commentator.

"Midnight Feeding" embodies Fried's ironic resistance to the romantic: taking cat food to a shed, she wears a baby monitor "like a Miss America sash" and "nothing / but underpants, flipflops".

After it is pointed out to her that she has a habit of answering in evening-wear-competition oratory, she checks herself a couple of times and allows, "There I go again, sounding like a Miss Universe contestant".

Come to think of it, that first circling of the ring is a lot like a Miss American swimsuit competition -- who can really say which beauty is closest to perfection?

Asked what he enjoys about modelling, he sounds like a Miss World contestant ("meeting new people, travelling the world") but fizzes with excitement when talking about his bigger goals – "Playing sell-out shows and starring in movies.

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These omissions feel like a missed opportunity.

This absence felt like a missed opportunity.

This now looks like a missed opportunity.

This feels like a missed opportunity for all these services.

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