Dozens of camels in Saudi Arabia have been banned from competing in an annual magnificence pageant after pageant organizations found their breeders had injected them with Botox, the state-run information company reported.
Breeders from all over the world are competing within the King Abdulaziz Camel Competition, hoping to win the grand prize of greater than $66 million (250 million Saudi riyal).
Not less than 43 “enhanced” camels have been disqualified from the monthlong pageant, which kicked off final week on the outskirts of the capital metropolis, Riyadh, in keeping with the Saudi Press Company (SPA). The pageant, which is in its sixth 12 months, will run by Jan. 12 and likewise consists of camel racing.
Desired camel traits embrace elegant ears, giant noses, and an extended neck and legs. Using Botox, face and hump lifts, and different beauty enhancements are barred below the wonder pageant guidelines.
With the assistance of “specialised and superior expertise,” Saudi Arabia’s Camel Membership, which is internet hosting the pageant, decided that breeders had used injections, gel implants, rubber bands, and hormones to inflate and modify the camels’ appearances. Organizers mentioned they’d “impose strict penalties on manipulators.”
“The membership is eager to halt all acts of tampering and deception within the beautification of camels,” the SPA reported.
