The great beauty
Who said there was no fun in Islam? Oh yeah, Khomeini said that. Well, he never experienced the Queen of Beautiful Morals contest! If only Bert Parks could have lived to see this!
Sharia Alert from the Kingdom of the Two Holy Places: “Saudi beauty queen wins without showing her face,” from the Calgary Herald, July 25 (thanks to P.):
Saudi beauty queen Aya Ali al-Mulla trounced 274 rivals to win a crown, jewelry, cash and a trip to Malaysia– all without showing her face, Saudi media reported Friday.
With her face and body completely covered by the black head-to-toe abaya mandatory in the conservative Muslim kingdom, 18-year-old Mulla was named “Queen of Beautiful Morals” late Thursday, newspapers reported.
There was none of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and heavy media coverage of beauty pageants elsewhere when the contest was decided in the eastern city of Safwa.
Instead, the winner and the two runner-up princesses had to undergo a three-month test of their dutifulness to their parents and family, and their service to society.
This included a battery of personal, cultural, social and psychological tests, Al-Watan reported….