Abdulaziz Camel

Saudi camel beauty pageant hit by botox

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 12/13/2021 - 05:00

A high-stakes camel beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia has been hit by a cheating scandal after 43 entrants were disqualified for botox injections and other cosmetic enhancements.

The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival is an annual Bedouin event held in the desert northeast of Riyadh that lures breeders from around the Gulf with prize money of up to $66 million.