From Thupeyo Muleya in Beitbridge Who is the ugliest man in Zimbabwe? Well, 35 men have volunteered for the title, and are set to take part in the first of the provincial contests in the second edition of Mr Ugly 2010 finals to be held at Pagomo Heights in Beitbridge on March 6. It will be the second time for the pageant to be held in Beitbridge after the inaugural one, which was a success and attracted 30 men in July last year. The man behind the pageant, Dominic Gwatirisa, said preparations were at an advanced stage, adding that they were looking at attracting an average of 50 contestants. The competition is meant to encourage people to celebrate who they are, adding that it falls in the categories of others pageants like Miss Big Matofotofo, Miss Tourism Zimbabwe and Mr Muscle Man. "We are holding another contest this year banking on the success of the inaugural show which attracted 30 men from across the country. However this time we are hoping for a bigger and better event than the previous one. You will realise that a number of pageants are centered on women and we as the Mr Ugly crew want to shift that mindset and have fun with men from across the country. He added that the response had been encouraging. So far we have received an overwhelming response from people across Zimbabwe. A total of 35 contestants have since registered for the pageant", he said. Last year’s winner, known as Chikomakoma walked away with R1 500 cash, a big axe and a goat while the first and second runners up got R1 200 and R900 cash each respectively. Other contestants’ were each given R300 cash as appearance fees. Similar shows would be held in Gwanda, Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo and other provinces, while the finals would be held in Harare at a date to be announced. |
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