Camels banned from Saudi beauty contest over Botox
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The pageant lays out strict rules for standards of camel beauty
Twelve prized camels have been disqualified from a beauty contest in Saudi Arabia after their owners tried to tweak their good looks with Botox.
Thousands of camels are paraded at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival to be judged on their shapely lips and humps.
But judges stepped in when they discovered some owners had cheated in a bid to win the cash prizes.
The festival, which also features camel racing and camel milk tasting, has combined prize money of $57m (£40m).
Ali Al Mazrouei, the son of a top Emirati breeder, said Botox was used for the lips, the nose and even the jaw, news website The National reported.
Visitors to the festival in al-Dahna, north of Riyadh, can also watch camel racing
"It makes the head more inflated so when the camel comes it's like, 'oh look at how big that head is. It has big lips, a big nose'," he said.
Judges are also looking for perfectly placed humps, muscular physiques and leathery mouths.
In the lead up to the festival, Saudi media reported that a vet had been caught giving camels plastic surgery including Botox injections and reducing the size of their ears.
3 hours ago
The pageant lays out strict rules for standards of camel beauty
Twelve prized camels have been disqualified from a beauty contest in Saudi Arabia after their owners tried to tweak their good looks with Botox.
Thousands of camels are paraded at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival to be judged on their shapely lips and humps.
But judges stepped in when they discovered some owners had cheated in a bid to win the cash prizes.
The festival, which also features camel racing and camel milk tasting, has combined prize money of $57m (£40m).
Ali Al Mazrouei, the son of a top Emirati breeder, said Botox was used for the lips, the nose and even the jaw, news website The National reported.
Visitors to the festival in al-Dahna, north of Riyadh, can also watch camel racing
"It makes the head more inflated so when the camel comes it's like, 'oh look at how big that head is. It has big lips, a big nose'," he said.
Judges are also looking for perfectly placed humps, muscular physiques and leathery mouths.
In the lead up to the festival, Saudi media reported that a vet had been caught giving camels plastic surgery including Botox injections and reducing the size of their ears.
