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Organizers of the competition have said they will impose harsh penalties on “manipulators” while trying to stop “all acts of manipulation and fraud.”

Saudi authorities have launched a major offensive against camel “beauty” competitors who received Botox injections and other artificial touches, with 40 dromedaries disqualified from the annual competition.

Judges at a month-long festival in the northeastern desert city of Riyadh have stepped up their crackdown on artificially enhanced camels using “specialized and advanced” manipulation detection technology, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.

The famous King Abdulaziz Gamelu Festival in Saudi Arabia, which started this month, invites breeders. the most beautiful camels To compete for $ 66 million.

Botox injections, facelifts, and other cosmetic changes to make camels more attractive are strictly prohibited. The jury decides the winner according to the shape of the camel’s head, neck, hump, dress and position.

This year, authorities found dozens of breeders stretched camel lips and noses, used hormones to stimulate the muscles of the beasts, injected camel heads and lips with botox to make them bigger, inflated body parts with gums and used fillers. to soothe faces.

“The club is keen to stop all acts of manipulation and fraud by decorating camels,” the SPA report said, adding that the organizers will “impose severe penalties on manipulators”.

The camel beauty contest is at the heart of the massive carnival, with camel races, sales and other festivities featuring thousands of dromedaries.

He wants to preserve the curiosity the role of the camel in the tradition and heritage of the Bedouin kingdom, even though the oil-rich country is thriving on mega-modernizing projects.

Camel breeding is a multi-million dollar industry similar events they are made throughout the region.