My Lovely Lady Lumps

Oh why oh why didn't more of us know about this before hand. So many of my friends could have entered!

They've got the curves and the long legs and dressed in a rather revealing tunic this Arabian camel looks ready to do a little turn on the catwalk duirng the Mazayen al-Ibl—a parade of "the most beautiful camels" held in this desolate region about 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

Although Saudi Arabia has rapidly become a wealthy and highly modernized country, the camel is still prized as a symbol of the Saudi people's nomadic heritage. But of the 1,500 animals on display, the 72 most attractive are to be spared any heavy lifting not to mention the winning owners each get a new sport utility vehicle.
*sigh*

So what makes a camel a babe? "The nose should be long and droop down, that's more beautiful," Sultan al-Qahtani, one of the event organizers, told the press. "The ears should stand back, and the neck should be long. The hump should be high, but slightly to the back."