Boost their self esteem. Thats crucial out when we say specifically on the outside. Beautiful inside. Need up and see im a time to go. Yes. In front of us. Yes. Were coming the. This is feel because one week before the festival of the ugly begins home to just about 2000 residents. This village is the center of the rebellion against italys pervasive obsession with beauty. This is where the ugly club has its headquarters, and this is its president for now at least a chelsea mo, oh anyones talking about is the festival commerce. I go on that. Hows it going . Im on my way to the army club. The festival is this sunday. We are stuck with like of you in a domenico. To do any of that, you have to come back. Were going to just follow behind the parade of may or may be come by earlier. So you can vote for me or i need vote. Do you hear me hope youre doing evil with your service on the tool tool, so you dont have a strong challenger this year, so you on sunday child coach, i would i got christmas time campaigning for votes this year could be closer to what i was down but im a yeah, the ugliest in p. O. Because the president and his team are having a planning meeting at Club Headquarters family. So jeanine luigi has been president for 11 years now. Like most people in po because hes been involved in the club since he was a child. Every year during the festival, they elect their next president bought good boy, you know, pretty fair to said, i believe while during the parade, youll play my body guard to lee as well, and youll be just be right. As always, the guy who manages the whole thing. Okay. Okay, cool. Let me, let me see christie a lot. So because this is what i think this is a ugly clubs founding charter from 1879. Its incredible with it. And it started as a Matchmaking Service on the out, it never too many older women who were unmarried at all, and then the local tax, then it was common for women to have 3 children by the age of 21 of the new hands for farming and whatnot, we can be getting close to the i to you systems. So they created the position of president of the ugly, able to show me the form of the copying you helped to match up. Ugly women with the unattractive man. I know you thought think were still full even though later the club started advocating for ugly folksy. We try to de dramatize ugliness and a light hearted way on that goal. Yeah, the quoted, you gotta see mental sheets too. Ive got these that im looking to set it up with tips when the boy and ive always thought, oh, im all we used to receive a lot of letters from people looking to the ugly clap for comforts and solidarity. And well see what the vice i am with the, with the, for the see type echo getting vinyl instead of some letters like this one came with the photo in a personal description of vehicle into kind of, lets see if i can read it. City as college or Something Like that. So theyve been seen over. Yeah, im a 29 year old man. They lose or that im dissolution with life because of my looks, normal navy, i dont have any real friends and ive never had a girlfriend. So my godsa, so the one that i got sent on over with them, im no good with girls. Im awkward around them, a golf swing by and im still a virgin, very minimal and only my satta left the mobile as the so profitable data. Im a complete failure guy with me that i said that im not even one meter 70 tall and his daughter i took in a little but not muscular him, but he enters my of shaggy hair. Wake up, my eyes are bright and bulging and asked the bull. I have a long, bumpy nose, and my mouth is just saying, but it will not go cuz im really distressed. When i close my eyes, i wish i were dead a movie, i took a pc come by today, and at the end he writes, i left the end of the se, spit ok. I hope that at least you can understand it. The middle thing, the last that i hope to see you soon. Stephan, of course on i looked on thought that was in 19 mediators. And this one that there are a lot of letters like that post. We the, we need to catalog about it to god just all right. Whats that mean . Theres good news from the us. Someone from the New York Times is on their way to po because the festival is just 5 days away. The. This is where the ugliest man in italy lives. The let me know when i look at myself in the mirror. So in a little bit, i am truly ugly. Organizing people to my noises with, you know, they can pull my is there a little square plus whether that might say best not to talk about them. Ill keep my eyes, lets say, a normal projector, major issue. I often get told that im ugly or you know, but everyone has something ugly about all. So when someone calls me ugly, i just ignored. I dont really do me into the i pretend, i dont mind read the yet. They are my, im used to it by now. Is still cause he lives alone to see people. He goes out for breakfast. The good morning. Hi paul. The highlander has sold 150. 00 copies this year. He started having them made in 2019 after he was crowned italys ugliest man told, though, is famous around town. The 50 validate route, to use a well known tradition in the region. And its featured in the local newspaper the what youre going to use. I used to be a truck driver, me, which i loved it, but i did julia. The july, 13th of next to march 30 years since the accident or i remember everything that happened that day. Right up until the moment i drove on the highway at the beginning of the next thing. I know im waking up up to 45 days in a coma. Me song or something. Yeah, i dont dont. Why dont the cheaper jordan a good comma . Your pin number as soon as i open my eyes, i saw that i was connected to a bunch of machines. I called for help and i asked where i was a month ago, but lucio and the nurse said you were in an accident because it wouldnt you downstairs also louis or i lifted the bed sheets and i wasnt drunk. Most of them, but my left leg was there, but my right one was the one check. I checked again. Sure. Go. Thats the one. So then i turned away and broke down and t is the most out of options that are up there. So the back door d, as instead of i had 10 operations on my face. Gosh, it was destroyed at the door, so i dont, i looked like a month stuff. I was a monster. You and my auto body was messed up to infinity to them. But in the 30 years since the accident, because ive spent 20 going in and out of the hospital, no joy can get that done into fidelity. And other than that, it is what it is, right . They saved my life. So i let go of what was before and started my life over from the beginning of the part of the 3 days from now. He wants to defend his title of italys ugliest man. For janine luigi, its back to work at the bar. He runs and po because customers here know the ugly Club President is always prepared to admit new members. Yes sir. Ill go inside and get some membership cards for you in the past that were given a bunch of the, you know, between your time you joins who came by. He seems a friendly institution, but well, spotted the me, your name and you already have a lot of them for i need to read your ugliness that you can. How many about the how ugly as are john franco know enough to jump franklin a 12. Whats the scale die and they find inadequate average good grades. And extraordinary, extraordinary means ugliest to say that right, but its ugliness coupled with like ability level states. This is the model of ugly, ive seen, but the got people use it all. Im reading you is good on because you have a friendly face. So you might be using black people a if youre a good jump drunk or youre no member for life and you take pride in any kind of going on or thank you. Nice, a gentlemen to one membership comes with duties to exhibit, such as preaching. Nice to me about ugliness saving money and i have to preach you might hear us and where is your card . You dont have one yet to, but that is it. I will change that right away. Angel. That level is 2. Has to be ugly. Lose the my, the last membership number was 31447. So the next one will be 31448. 00. What im so of course we have members everywhere, mainly in italy, in europe, but worldwide to offer my best. People are obsessed with beauty. But luckily, this ugliness to it gives ugly people behind a sort of battle without any sort of a bad societies based on beauty, you may have to make money, you need to be due to financial value. So to help with beauty, lets do something for ugly people to after all, what exactly, and what is it . What are the basically subjective, wouldve been better. This would just be, we need to give this a positive spin. We must so that it loses it stigma. So what sort of kids uh, where is the goal . And thats precisely what the ugly club aims to achieve. Those who share that mentality are welcome to join, regardless of how they look the the pointing to the, to the accident force me into retirement commission. And i live off a disability pension here, so i often come here to pass the time in the evening to the one to try to push it. But it brings me a bit of happiness that i see and spending evenings with other people. This is really important to me for them to push out it. And i said, i think she had polio was 28 when he had the accident. Hes now 57. Hes headed back home. America said a daughter, but ive heard that some of the ugly people want to challenge me on sunday, etc. Tardy to meet people. But i really hope i can defend my title over my utilities ugly as man ought to flush him with my greatest joy, but is the sash, but me. Its an honor to wear it. Our ship. Here it is. A winter pleasure from the battle. I remember i showed off at an event once wearing the sash, imprison about the corner, and everyone applauded and congratulated me on a pro data run nauseous. The 1st. Ive been wearing it with pride since 2019. Hello. Fresh a are. Does the district that youre ugly, youre ugly for both the content or take it down to to see the beauty, doesnt matter. A list, perhaps being ugly. It gets to even more attention. Im listening for say, say brought the people when i see someone ugly than me, i think of it then a push on know hes even ugly up to give me better watch out square. So he could still my title deal will stand at the end of him writing me back and forth. On the outskirts of p, o b code. Janine luigi is visiting the man who holds club membership, number 8. As a boy, the future ugly Club President learned a lot from him about dealing with ugliness cha, model. Are you call them a pretty good acceptability . My thats a real cause unity. It was the ugly club that gave me the chance to meet my wife. So everyone thought i was a chunk of bachelor for life and they will find that course to rebuild because i could think then girls who werent at least engaged by 20 and guys werent engaged by 25, were considered outside or dont know. And then well see you then sap, you know, because she that have to trouble 40 the both 40 that you you may have to leave and all i can, i was one of them and i felt dudley for better. These many people consider themselves ugly because theyre cast into the site, able to separate them. They feel sorry for themselves and say, yeah, why am i so ugly to load back then . I always thought that she for the think didnt these, this, these are the read them back, but shed be like a one of the cheapest. I will say im. But if in the late 19 seventys we were on a really popular tv show with the ugly club, the phone that took place. So its, you know, she have, she had evolved with that the rest of the lab. We were a huge hit push them and thats enough. And then we got one box of letters from thousands of people on the apple go, including some from abroad to suggested or is she on the screen or is that i mean, yeah, my future wife wrote in as well too. Its got totally the to find out more about the clock. I get a list though. She sent a photo of herself, is that it put it to you that have given him food and because i was helping out at the club government, i happen to see the letter steve, the 5th at the time i was working for the phone company, am on zillow, so i could make calls free of charge at the s, and then they, i began bumbling harding, her with the phone call on the kennel. I mean, we got married just in 6 months after we 1st met and loved the telephone. Add the p. C means youre going to shoot the suppose that lets go, sir. Im not on the. Come out here already. On a sweetie. Come out for a sec. Come out and say curse the day when i sent the letter. She is look up beautiful. She is dumb that gimme a guess. Nothing did a stop talking nonsense is i met him, he always goes up and fell in love and asked me to know that we certainly know more about that. I fell in love with them. Yours could, i wrote to the club, then he replied, somebodys poster, louise could be so i went into the ministry to the employee and body. And every saturday he be standing there outside city hall. Cool morning at 600 kilometers with 3 through the vin number. The leave on friday evening and come by train for you know, i was impressed and thought, heres a guy i can rely on a no kid duffy das see. He was submitting the com, the mayor. My boss watched what was going on for a while and asked me why not finally say yes. So you guys have it tough echo on monday. Yes, she was lucky to marry one of the ugly ones able to where would Beautiful People be without ugly people in their phone . You dont have to shores without talking to us or nothing and no fat will be like him to move without the slim guys like me. Okay, my girlfriend. Okay. When the 2 of us are out together, shell always look good for him. But the people who writes, but shes even more beautiful with me next door. Exactly. Its great. So im only beautiful because of handling uh come on. Yeah. The the festival is now just one day away. But suddenly theres a change in the weather with thunderstorms in the forecast, helping the open air concerts in the Village Square go on as planned, with the parade have to be cancelled. And what about the 5 or 6000 festival bowers expected to attend . When things are all doom and gloom, theres a place people in p o be co turn to the janine luigi has been coming here to them. I dont, i dont be so since he was a boy the details of each month on monday about thatd be so i come here to ask for your help and trust myself to you and i and trust the code to you for the cause of the ugly is very important to your son jesus were always there for the more vulnerable. What kind of stuff. So make sure we have a good festival of the ugliness. Please help us items for you. The will the best, the validate route to start is scheduled. So far. Everythings Going Forward as planned at the clubs headquarters. The polling station is just about ready for action as a the way i dont know. So do i. History may have continue on but i got the lets get started. Books. Time to open the polls. Volkswagen. I feel like thats the 1st boat. Okay. Deal the so gentlemen. Okay. I dont know the secret validate, so anyone in po b code this weekend can become the clubs president , regardless of whether or not theyre ugly. The incumbent president has voted. Okay. But will we keep his position . Northeast, mostly shop. Who knows what the check was . There is somebody who could replace me by. Did they get enough votes to 3 intermediaries, very cool, and fancy. People can tell when youre tired is that when someone else is more enthusiastic and as you as more the president s bar is full of people who have come from far and wide to rebel against conventional beauty standards. Some have traveled 100 kilometers, others, 500. Were here for the festival and some 1300 kilometers. This is a heartfelt hug. The unhappy you made is a nice representative from the club in belgium. I important youre the only chapter outside italys anytime you of that sort of pieces. And there are even people who cross the atlantic, like the journalist from the New York Times, and his friends stairs to the im the ones a few up because and from around the world for more the club is financed through donations and this sale of souvenirs, Sporting Club date, root t slogans. Almost 400 new members will sign up this weekend. The as tradition dictates the sitting president goes around canvas thing for both the president of the ugly club, number one guy who after 11 years in office, everyone knows who he is. Say no thank you. Thank you. Long with the president s job. Oh, lets see now anthem, you know, the, in just around the corner from the polling station next to the main stage on the Village Square. Other candidates are also campaigning, miracle martin natalie, known as miracle beta is running for president. Did you vote for me . Hello, ugly one. He studied Hotel Management and also runs a bar and the village vote for me. First get the drink. Not yeah, we dont by boat, we keep things fair. Ive run before, but now im trying again. Well see if anything is possible. Whos the policy that that will be so little bit. Were both bug lake 3. 0, hes a strong candidate. Lets hear what hes been through because of his ugliness level of kids. Also, like all lovely people, ive experienced discrimination. Maybe not the one time i applied for a job and a fancy hotel and was rejected for not being good looking at that. I give them that if i have to get on the bundle, i think to be a waiter, give bands and all that matters is youre a good way to remedy your subsidy. Was discriminated against because of his ways helping himself tell me to call voting continues into the night the next morning, the incumbent president gets ready for the parade. The deal, france, so perhaps with us being ugly as may make the most of my strength and youre not all being kind and thoughtful respect and having a healthy, self esteem. The motto on which is why people appreciate me. Beyond my looks at the the festival of the ugly has been taking place in p. O be co for nearly 150 years. What started out as a marriage market has become an act of rebellion, a parody of over the top beauty standards. Lets see of our life philosophy is all about not attaching importance to the word ugly, always saying something is ugly or beautiful. Means were taking these categories too seriously for someone to see the scene. So it is important that its important that we remove the need to distinguish between ugly and beautiful, beautiful look, then what is beauty anyway, i wont get any my yeah. Unless you can see the slogan on our t shirts. Beauty isnt we, i have never holder for intelligence. Some people can only see with her eyes, not but their soul line, you know, but out of beauty doesnt mean much better. The ugliest thing out there is an ugly soul. No doubt about that. Its a philosophy that children appeal because they are taught from a young age the when there is about to be announced with the ritual that inspiration from the election of the pope except that the smoke here is read, the White Flowers were sold out a law or is it that the lease or no you remind you of the formal announcement in latin is also borrowed verbatim from the proclamation of a new pope to match this time hes done it the the ugly club will do a lot of social work. No more discrimination. The beautiful and the ugly are equal. What counts is a persons character. If someone says theyre beautiful on the inside, that means everything about them is beautiful. We want the ugly club to be a lifeline against any form of discrimination. But theres one more election left to im guessing photo is italys ugly as man and proud of it. But do we have someone who wants to challenge in the cuban . Come on up the tube and its the nickname of pull those challenger votes for the cuban. Please class, you know, applaud if you go to the building, youve been chosen, its italys ugliest man, the really i didnt get re elected, but im still happy mood. 10 very tired example up in the weather held up and the festival was fantastic in my prayers to them. I dont want to be. Well, thatd be so were also important another she helped me to be uh, i used and so the other, the clubs, life philosophy will be passed on for generations to come. 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