Published: Wednesday November 11, 2009 MYT 10:25:00 AM
Chinese 'Cinderellas' queue up to attend ball
BEIJING: Some 1,500 young women have submitted their applications in Guangzhou, capital city of southern China's Guangdong province to attend a ball, which hosts a field of single and wealthy men.
Organized by a local matchmaking website, the meeting between lucky girls and multimillionaires would be staged aboard a luxury yacht, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
Only 40 of the girls would pass the selection criteria, Wednesday's China Daily quoted Information Times as saying.
According to organizers, the multimillionaires would be judged on two basic criteria: they have to be worth at least 50 million yuan (RM24.78 million) and must be single.
So far, some 10 wealthy people have been approved, said Cheng Yongsheng, a manager of the website, Xinhua said.
Each would have to pay 36,800 yuan (some RM18,240) for the ball, but the girls get to go for free.
The potential Cinderellas face a much more stringent selection process, said Cheng.
"Girls must be outstanding in many aspects such as appearance, figure and academic performance," Cheng said.
Most girls applying for the ball have college degrees, each with a monthly salary of about 5,000 yuan (some RM2,479), according to Cheng.
Organizers have hired marriage counsellors to determine whether the women are kind, gentle and tasteful.
Organizers held a similar event earlier this year, with only one millionaire successfully married.
"Ten more couples are dating after the previous event. Due to their busy work and strict requirements for dating girls, rich men find it hard to meet their Cinderellas," Cheng said. - Bernama
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