Gulf beauty queens

Mshayrif, U.A.E
2021
In the Gulf, camel beauty contests are very serious. Each year in the Emirates, the Al Dhafra festival brings together more than 13,000 camels from all neighboring countries.

In Mshayrif, near Abu Dhabi, each beast is combed and dressed, then subjected to a series of drug and surgery tests. A jury then designates the winning animals of the 2 million euros involved.