Interesting happenings out of Egypt… The 2009 Miss Arab World Beauty Pageant concludes with a Saudi, Mouwadda Nour, being named Queen. Then the complaints start, claiming that she’s ‘too heavy’ to represent ‘Arab beauty’. The article below is from The Los Angeles Times. Photos of the contestants, garbed in national dress rather than bathing suits, can be found at this link.

Saudi beauty queen attacked for weight

Beauty contests are notoriously catty, and the Miss Arab World pageant in Cairo last week proved no exception.

Muwadda Nour of Saudi Arabia had barely lain hands on her faux-jewel encrusted crown when critics began sniping that at approximately 200 pounds, she “did not meet the required standards” of a beauty queen, according to the popular Arab entertainment site Wikeez.
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November:21:2009 - 10:13 | Comments & Trackbacks (4) | Permalink
4 Responses to “The Weight of Being a Beauty Queen”
  1. 1
    Chiara Said:
    November:21:2009 - 10:13 

    I assume that whatever criteria they used she met them, before and after being crowned. Sad to spoil her moment. I hope she wears her crown with pride and joy, fulfils whatever duties she may have, and receives whatever gifts and genuine accolades are her due.

    Shame on the critics!

  2. 2
    Qusay Said:
    November:21:2009 - 10:13 

    This is one of those things that made me go hmmmm! When did Saudi participate in these events?

  3. 3
    M Said:
    November:21:2009 - 10:13 

    You know, I’m sick and tired of the pro anorexia beauty standards that fantasy lands like Hollywood are promoting. That girl is beautiful and she should not change a thing about herself.

  4. 4
    Sparky Said:
    November:21:2009 - 10:13 

    She is beautiful. She is thick…that is what the brothers would say…hehehehe

    What matters is if someone is healthy or not. Skinny people can have high cholesterol etc.,

    Concerning why did Saudi participate in these events. Don’t know but that is exactly the reason many remain OVERWEIGHT because of the mentality that they should NOT be participating in ANY activities.

    I’m gonna get my booty moving because I wanna be tight and all right. I walk the streets for exercise of course. HAH People look at me like I’m strange in my hood and all I can say or think is what the hell is wrong with yall cause God gave me to legs to walk. I almost forgot I was Sparky and called myself Spark. I am Sparling :-)

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