The fight against prejudice has made Rinderknecht stronger.
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PIUS KOLLER
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She was bullied at school because she was more popular with the boys.
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Dominique Rinderknecht (30) laid the cornerstone for her career in 2013 when she won the Miss Switzerland beauty pageant. But her appearance also put many stones in her way. “As a” pretty “woman who is also blonde, you always have to prove yourself much more everywhere because you are simply not taken seriously,” she says in the YouTube format “Hoi”.
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For example, it is “very, very often” difficult for her to be friends with straight men because they often want more from her straight away. With a laugh she adds the reason: “You might find one just awesome.”
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But she also faces her professional challenges. “In business, it is sometimes uncomfortable when you notice: ‘Okay, he actually thinks you are still nice, but on a sexual level.’ Then it is very strange to work together.” But that’s not just a problem. Because as soon as it is not about aesthetic things, but “tough facts”, nobody listens to her anymore. “You are usually amazed at what I have to say – if you listen to me then.”
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Clothing choice adjusted
But the influences in Rinderknecht’s private life are also shocking: «In fact, there are sometimes situations in which, for example, I wear less cleavage because I know, for example, that I am in a group of a lot of men. But I find it really bad that I do something – or have to do it. » But there are also many situations in which she doesn’t give a shit.
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Nevertheless, Rinderknecht emphasizes: “I am extremely grateful for my appearance and I don’t want to trade.” She wants to fight to be taken seriously no matter what she looks like. “I don’t want to get uglier to be taken more seriously.” (bnr)