Miss Beautful Morals!

[lazarus]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Sukaina al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she's a little on the plump side.

But at Saudi Arabia's only beauty pageant, the judges don't care about a perfect figure or face. What they're looking for in the quest for "Miss Beautiful Morals" is the contestant who shows the most devotion and respect for her parents.

"The idea of the pageant is to measure the contestants' commitment to Islamic morals... It's an alternative to the calls for decadence in the other beauty contests that only take into account a woman's body and looks," said pageant founder Khadra al-Mubarak.

"The winner won't necessarily be pretty," she added. "We care about the beauty of the soul and the morals."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/06/saudi-beauty-pageant-miss_n_198103.html

This is a good idea right?

[Gerr]

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. Prov 11:22.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Prov 31:30

[GreatLakesGramma]

Good for them. That is the kind of beauty that matters.

[phkrause]

Ah lazarus I like that, and agree with GLG also.

pk

[Gail]

I like this idea!