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This is AVA academy, a training center with a high success rate
of turning girls into professional stewardesses.
The girls here are learning how to loosen tense nerves
in their faces, in order to produce a warmer smile
and a kinder aura.
Becoming a stewardess in South Korea
is the equivalent of becoming a major celebrity.
You are revered, treasured
and even looked up to in this country.
Just last year about 17,000 people applied for Korean Air.
Only 150 were chosen.
Juliet has tried three times, made it to the legendary
third round and has been cut every time.
Actually, flight attendant is one of the good jobs.
For a student, for a graduate student.
Because they are so beautiful! And they just wear the uniform.
And they give good service as well.
They are always smiling, so I think most women
are really eager to become a flight attendant, maybe.
Often graduates of top universities,
applicants must also be multilingual, athletic and beautiful.
And even that doesn't guarantee that they be called in
for the first of three rounds
in the application process.
The vice president of AVA academy explains what a girl needs.
First, you have to match the image of the company.
Then you have to have an exceptional
service-minded character.
With all of that, you have a pretty good chance.
Foreign airliners like Qatar Airways
come all the way to Korea to tap into the pool
of qualified Korean applicants.
Thousands of girls wait all day, for just one brief interview.
This meeting is only the first round.
In the eyes of Koreans, becoming a stewardess
is the equivalent of hitting the marriage and career jackpot.
The women here tell me what you do and who you marry
is everything in this country.
Here, a woman's success still
depends on her family pedigree.
The majority are not born into wealth.
So the very few ways they can marry wealthy
or have a secure financial future
is through their beauty and occupation.
Confucianism is deep-rooted in Asian countries.
So it is true that Asian women have been restricted from a lot
of social activities compared to Asian men.
That leads Asian women to want to live overseas and travel.
And this just might give some insight into why smart girls
like Juliet keep on trying.
You know, I still haven't given up. I won't give up.