Mexico City bans use of models at city events
(WorldNews Mexico)

MEXICO CITY (AP) - They`ve long been an unmissable part of public events in Mexico, from soccer matches to trade fairs: attractive women hired to be greeters or simply as eye candy, sometimes scantily clad in short skirts and high heels or crop-tops and hot pants emblazoned with corporate logos. Now Mexico City has prohibited the use of models known in local parlance as `edecanes` at events sponsored by the local government, breaking new ground for a country where deeply entrenched gender stereotypes often continue to relegate women to supporting roles in the workforce. `This job should not exist,` the capital`s mayor, Jose Ramon Amieva, said in announcing the ban last week. `It goes against...