North Korea is sending a 230-member all-female cheerleading squad to the Olympics in South Korea. Some observers are using the term “army of beauties” to describe the group. North Koreans who fled the country have mixed feelings about the cheerleaders. These defectors say the women will promote an image of the North that is not real. But they also say they hope the group can help expand ties between North and South Koreans. The cheerleaders are good-looking and relatively tall women, over 160 centimeters. They were chosen from North Korea’s top universities and do not have any family members who live outside the country. The most famous former cheerleader is Ri Sol Ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Before they go to South Korea, the cheerleaders are trained to remain loyal to the North Korean government and its leadership.
Title: North Korea Launches ‘Army of Beauties’
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2344/nk_beauties.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='North Korea Launches Army of Beauties' data-article-id='2860'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11292'>North Korea is sending a 230-member all-female cheerleading squad to the Olympics in South Korea.</span> <span data-start-time='11292' data-end-time='19542'>Some observers are using the term “army of beauties” to describe the group.</span> <span data-start-time='19542' data-end-time='27958'>North Koreans who fled the country have mixed feelings about the cheerleaders.</span> <span data-start-time='27958' data-end-time='36458'>These defectors say the women will promote an image of the North that is not real.</span> <span data-start-time='36458' data-end-time='46646'>But they also say they hope the group can help expand ties between North and South Koreans.</span> <span data-start-time='46646' data-end-time='55875'>The cheerleaders are good-looking and relatively tall women, over 160 centimeters.</span> <span data-start-time='55875' data-end-time='66833'>They were chosen from North Korea’s top universities and do not have any family members who live outside the country.</span> <span data-start-time='66833' data-end-time='77271'>The most famous former cheerleader is Ri Sol Ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.</span> <span data-start-time='77271' data-end-time='87917'>Before they go to South Korea, the cheerleaders are trained to remain loyal to the North Korean government and its leadership.</span> 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