BEIJING (AP)--Shiny hair. Upright humps. Sharp outfits. And definitely no swimsuit competition. If you're in the market for a beautiful camel, those are apparently the things you might want to consider. And in northern China, they're doing just that--holding a dromedary beauty contest as part of what is billed as ``the first international camel festival.''
The beauty competition in the Inner Mongolia region attracted nearly 100 dressed-up camels ``as well as more than 2,000 fans,'' the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. It didn't specify who the ``fans'' were or where they came from.
The judges, mostly experienced camel herders, described the criteria for victory to Xinhua: The camels, they said, ``should have good appearance--shiny hair and upright humps--and should be good dressers wearing beautiful halters and saddles in a proper way.''
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After winning the title of Miss Mongolia, our winner will now go on to compete in the Miss Universe contest....
Upright humps? A nice halter?
Sounds no different than the Miss USA pageant to me.
Couldn't be Miss America--because they didn't mention a talent portion of the contest.