Traffic girls of Pyongyang are the most iconic symbols of North Korea

North Korea is a country that has an identity of its own. The Traffic girls of Pyongyang are the most iconic symbols of North Korea because the job goes to the most attractive women in the country - they are hand-picked for roles in traffic control.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 16 December 2016.

The job of these traffic girls involves directing vehicles through the roads of the capital apart from saluting all military and government officials. These traffic girls have their own website. It features a "Pyongyang Traffic Girl Of The Month", a game and a forum where fans can write messages to the girls.
Incidentally, they figure on brochures, stamps and billboards and, there are even traffic girl dolls that have been produced as toys for children.
They are also awarded the country's highest honors - a 22-year-old woman was awarded the "Hero of the Republic", for "helping traffic safety in the city".


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