Despite objections from various human rights groups the Miss Landmine amputee beauty pageant has announced plans to host the 2009 competition in Cambodia. Miss Landmine Angola 2008 was crowned at the competition’s inaugural event earlier this month and plans are in place to allow the pageant into Cambodia next year despite that country’s ban on beauty pageants. During the pageant beautiful female landmine victims strut on a catwalk trying to win prosthetic limbs. While critics call the event a racist, sexist and exploitative freak show, the event’s organizer claims that it raises landmine awareness and empowers female amputee participants. (Miss-Landmine.org)
5.01.2008
SHE’S GOT EVERYTHING I WANT IN A WOMAN -- EXCEPT FOR THE LIMBS
Despite objections from various human rights groups the Miss Landmine amputee beauty pageant has announced plans to host the 2009 competition in Cambodia. Miss Landmine Angola 2008 was crowned at the competition’s inaugural event earlier this month and plans are in place to allow the pageant into Cambodia next year despite that country’s ban on beauty pageants. During the pageant beautiful female landmine victims strut on a catwalk trying to win prosthetic limbs. While critics call the event a racist, sexist and exploitative freak show, the event’s organizer claims that it raises landmine awareness and empowers female amputee participants. (Miss-Landmine.org)
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