Forget the football...Qatar is also hosting the 'camel BEAUTY World Cup'! trends now
While teams from across the globe battle it out in football matches, Qatar hosted a camel beauty World Cup- with long-legged beauties strutting their stuff to be named the most attractive.
The 40-day event takes place at the Qatar Camel Mzayen Club in Ash-Shahaniyah. Ahead of declaring the winner of the day’s competing category, other female camels were milked and the owner of the one producing the most was rewarded 20,000 Qatari riyals (about $5,500).
However all eyes were on the competition between Maghateer-type camels over the age of four, the day’s competing category, the winner of which received a sum 10 times higher. Saudi Arabian Mohanna Ibrahim al-Anazi, who owns the camel and also won bronze, got more than $54,000 and was thrilled with his prize.
He said: 'I can't describe my feelings, because this female has an audience like the audience of the World Cup. Like Real Madrid or Manchester (United). And now, they are all celebrating.'
The 40-day event takes place at the Qatar Camel Mzayen Club in Ash-Shahaniyah. At the end of the fifth day of the competition, the winner of the cash prize in the Maghateer-type group of camels over the age of four was seen wearing a first-place ribbon with red and gold fringing round its neck, pictured
Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar: Camels during the beauty contest yesterday
For the competition, participants come from different Gulf countries and are in different categories dependent on their age and breed.
As they were paraded through a pen, the audience watched on, eating sweets and drinking coffee.
Before competing in the prestigious event, camels are examined by a medical committee who uses X-rays to avoid fraud and check that the animals have not had any surgical enhancements.
It is a measure that was put in place as some owners give their animals Botox and face lifts to increase their chances of winning and 43 camels were disqualified from a previous event due to this.
Before competing in the prestigious event, camels are examined by a medical committee who uses X-rays to avoid fraud and check that the animals have not had any surgical enhancements. Pictured: A camel yesterday
It is a measure that was put in place as some owners give their animals Botox and face lifts to increase their chances of winning and 43 camels were disqualified from a previous event due to this. Pictured: Camels during the contest yesterday
Hamad Jaber al-Athba, President of the Qatar Camel Mzayen club, said: 'The idea is similar to the soccer World Cup, we did a camel beauty World Cup. We have participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council, we have big names and today is the fifth day of the tournament.'
He explained that the camels are judged differently according to the groups they are in.
For example, the black camels are judged according to the size of their body and head and the location of their ears.
However, the white Maghateer-type camels are studied on the basis of their proportionality. Their ears should drop down and not stand straight and the way their mouth curves is also looked at.
And in the case of Asel camels, they have special characteristics. Judges look at the location of the ears, a delicacy in their bones and how their hooves appear.
First and third place celebrate on the podium with cheques and trophies after the camel beauty contest, pictured
As they were paraded through a pen, the audience watched on, eating sweets and drinking coffee. QATAR: Camels during the beauty contest, pictured
For the competition, participants come from different Gulf countries and are in different categories dependent on their age and breed. Pictured: A camel is inspected during the beauty contest
Hamad Jaber al-Athba, President of the Qatar Camel Mzayen club explained that the animals are judged differently dependent on the categories they are in. Pictured: Some of the camels
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