Saudi tribe holds camel beauty pageant
Delicate females, strapping males walk the fashion runway west of Riyadh
Reuters
Updated: 2:33 p.m. ET April 29, 2007
GUWEI’IYYA, Saudi Arabia - The legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous. Contestants in this Saudi-style beauty pageant have all the features you might expect anywhere else in the world, but with one crucial difference — the competitors are camels.

This week, the Qahtani tribe of western Saudi Arabia has been welcoming entrants to its Mazayen al-Ibl competition, a parade of the “most beautiful camels” in the desolate desert region of Guwei’iyya, 75 miles west of Riyadh.

“In Lebanon they have Miss Lebanon,” jokes Walid, moderator of the competition’s Web site. “Here we have Miss Camel.”


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lol...interesting

I find it a good decent idea of making money and advertising for their culture in their own way

thank you for sharing Desert_Sloath

what exactly is this thread pointing out?

“In Lebanon they have Miss Lebanon,” jokes Walid, moderator of the competition’s Web site. “Here we have Miss Camel.”


Doesn't this just give one more reason to make Arab/Camel jokes? :hyper:

Oh well. Can't understand the last line so I don't really get your 'observation', DS.

Miss Horse would sound more interesting.

..oh wait, that would be in the UAE :D

Miss Horse would sound more interesting.

..oh wait, that would be in the UAE :D
So where do they do Miss Goat?

Better ask Fatak that one eh.. :D

I take it this is a joke thread... don't see the lifestyle discussion.

will be moved to trivia.