Joe Camel to Judge Beauty Contest

Saudi Tribe Holds Camel Beauty Pageant

UWEI'IYYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous. But they are hairy and their breath, well in like camel's breath.

Contestants in this Saudi-style beauty pageant have all the features you might expect anywhere else in the world, but with one crucial difference -- the competitors are camels.

Camels are also big business in a country where strict Islamic laws and tribal customs would make it impossible for women to take part in their own beauty contest.

Head judge Joe Camel was heard to say, "That baby gots' back. And she has great camel toes too"