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Ugliness craze hits Matabeleland South province
12 Jun 2013 at 01:27hrs | Views
Mr Ugly 2011
THIS year's search for the country's most hideous man, the Mr Ugly pageant is spreading to other parts of Matabeleland South Province.
Ugly men in the two small towns can now smile as the show has come to their door steps. The pageant, initially a brainchild of a group of people in Beitbridge, has been held in the border town and Harare only.
Show organiser and one of the pageant founders, Lovemore Chonzi, said they had leased their licence to two individuals in Chiredzi and Gwanda to hold preliminary shows before the final showdown in Beitbridge.
The inaugural Mr Ugly contest which some found very funny and intriguing, was held in 2009.
He said a total of 12 men would contest in the finals of the pageant to be held in August.
He said previous winners in the competition were welcome in this year's edition as they were still "ugly."
The pageant has grown over the years from the initial show and has been "hijacked by some greedy people" according to Chonzi.
He added that they had come up with competitive prizes for the winners.
Ugly men in the two small towns can now smile as the show has come to their door steps. The pageant, initially a brainchild of a group of people in Beitbridge, has been held in the border town and Harare only.
Show organiser and one of the pageant founders, Lovemore Chonzi, said they had leased their licence to two individuals in Chiredzi and Gwanda to hold preliminary shows before the final showdown in Beitbridge.
The inaugural Mr Ugly contest which some found very funny and intriguing, was held in 2009.
He said previous winners in the competition were welcome in this year's edition as they were still "ugly."
The pageant has grown over the years from the initial show and has been "hijacked by some greedy people" according to Chonzi.
He added that they had come up with competitive prizes for the winners.
Source - chronicle
