Sabina Altynbekova, a volleyball player from Kazhakstan, has been hounded - on the court and off - for her model-quality looks. The 17-year-old and her parents are pushing back to help her shape a future not dependent on her good looks.
The story of Sabina Altynbekova - a 17-year-old volleyball player from Kazakhstan who is suffering the slings and arrows of being born beautiful - offers a great lesson for kids. This is a chance to see that beauty is not a get-out-of-misery card in the game of life.
Sabina was just another teenage athlete before she turned up in the Taiwanese capital Taipei to compete for Kazakhstan in the Asian Under-19 Championships.
While it’s not unusual to see stories about teenagers suffering from bullying for not fitting into the social ideals of beauty, this girl is being criticized by her coach and Kazakhstan media as they claim that Sabina’s natural beauty is overshadowing the team’s talents.
"It is impossible to work like this," Nurlan Sadikov, coach of the nation's under-19 team, told Tengrin News in a quote translated by the Daily Mail. "The crowd behaves like there is only one player at the championship."
Perhaps Mr. Sadikov should spend a bit of time here in the United States where that kind of fan favoring is commonplace and often sought-after by team managers, public relations gurus, and players.
I admit that when I first read this story I imagined it must be yet another humble brag by an up-and-coming teen celebrity’s publicity team in order to gain even more fans.
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