An American-style beauty pageant for students was launched last week in Edinburgh.
The competition, which judges contestants on their physical beauty, will be the first of its kind in Scotland's capital.
Belles and beaus from the city's five universities will battle it out in April to win the title of Mr and Miss Studentbody and £2,000 prize money.
The beauty pageant phenomenon can be traced back to the first Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City in 1921. Similar contests are now held in many countries across the world and major international events such as Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are well documented.
Though they remain popular in America, beauty pageants have attracted criticism for enforcing the objectification of women in society.
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