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Camel Beauty Pageant Rocked as 20 Entries Disqualified for Plastic Surgery
  • At the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanaa, Oman, veterinary inspectors disqualified 20 camels after flagging cosmetic enhancements.
  • Because beauty contests carry real money and reputation, owners and competitors seek higher value and prestige, incentivizing cosmetic enhancements despite inspector efforts.
  • Judges score camels on coat, neck, head and hump, and inspectors found Botox, fillers, silicone reshaping and hump inflation, with injectables risking inflammation and muscle effects.
  • The disqualifications affect owners' reputations and competition outcomes, as critics and advocates describe the practice as animal cruelty and Omani officials have been approached for comment.
  • Following past scandals such as at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, the long-running Gulf festival pattern of cosmetic tampering persists, with officials working to improve scoring transparency, Camel expert Jaime Gongora said.

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Marshall Hall12 Mar 26 09:50

A faraway country ,of which we know little

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well, except for Oman having been a British protectorate until the 1970s 

I initially thought this was a beauty pageant sponsored by Camel 

I'm just liking the idea of a camel beauty contest. They are all vicious bad-tempered, ugly hairy b*stards AFAiK.

Teeth not crooked enough?

Breath didn't kill a passing old lady?

What's the equivalent of Mar-a-Lago face for camels?

(adopts smooth male continuity announcer voice)

Announcer: Good evening and welcome to the Palace Hotel Ballroom, Dubai, on this balmy night when we hope you will enjoy Miss Bactrian Camel 2026! (applause and sound of hooves).  First, a short housekeeping message. The audience is asked to observe the exits at the rear of the ballroom, there and there.  In the event of an air raid the siren will sound and you should make your way through these doors in an orderly fashion to the Bibi Netanyahu Shelter Complex and Casino.  And with no further ado then ladies, gentlemen, dromedaries and camels, I would like to invite our first contestant up on stage. Please give a warm Dubai welcome to Miss Morocco!

(cheers). Now Miss Morocco please give your name, breed and a little about yourself for the judging panel.

Miss Morocco: Good evening. My name is Noora and I am a Bactrian camel from Ouarzazate. In my spare time I wander the desert and enjoy taking tourists into the Sea of Dunes at the western edge of the mighty Sahara.   My measurements are 76, 344, 77 and 78.

Announcer: Yes, the judges noticed the slight disparity between humps.  But may I say that your humps are looking very fine indeed today, Noora.  Erm, I also note you have a third hump, which seems a little unusual

Miss Morocco: Unusual to you, perhaps (grinds teeth and spits)

Announcer: have you had a drink tonight? 

Miss Morocco: no, not since last November.  

344?  Cwor! Have you got her number? Asking for a fake-sheikh friend.

 

Same sh1t at Crufts - the line between necessary surgery and optional cosmetic surgery is rife with claim and counter-claim.  You may think (as I used to) that it’s merely an annual jolly for nice people with pampered mutts & moggies, but the behind-the-scenes politics are vicious, and the sums at stake are larger than you’d think.  

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