Meet the gorgeous winner of the Lithuanian goat beauty pageant
Beauty pageants around the world are scorned for holding women to unrealistic beauty standards -- but exceptions are made for goats.
On Sunday, the village of Ramygala, in Lithuania, held their annual goat beauty pageant. While the competition was brutal -- there were many fair goats competing for just one crown -- judges finally awarded the crown to Demyte, the 16-year-old goat known by its millions (dozens) of fans as "Little Spot."
Demyte belongs to 76-year-old retired veterinarian Ferdinandas Petkevicius, who had spent the past six years trying to get Demyte to win.
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"The only thing we didn't do to prepare the goat for the pageant is we didn't polish its nails - because we thought of it too late," Petkevicius admitted to Reuters.
Still, Demyte -- sporting two beautiful black beauty spots -- captured the hearts of her audience and judges. Six other goats were paraded before the judges, while multiple other ones were feeling self-conscious and had to be carried.
The judges included local member of parliament, the head of the local school and a cucumber farmer.
500 people attended the pageant in soaring temperatures just for their chance to meet Lithuania's next top goat. The pageant also included dancers, and a costumed "king" and "queen" presiding.
For the victory, Petkevicius was awarded cakes, jars of honey, books and coupons for a haircut. This is the pageant's 646th year.
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