North Korea's 'army of beauties' will be under close scrutiny at Winter Olympics
Secretive dictatorship will seek to show its softer side in Pyeongchang, but the cheerleaders will be told: no mingling
Though none of the North Korean athletes competing at next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea are expected to win a medal, they will at least be assured of a thunderous reception.
When North Korea recently agreed to send a large delegation to the Games, which open in Pyeongchang on 9 February, there was speculation over which athletes might take advantage of the 11th-hour wildcard entries offered by the International Olympic Committee.
But far more excitement, North Korea’s all-female cheerleading troupe who – international politics permitting – will be dispatched to portray a gentler image of one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships.
