From The Independent, March 5:
Camel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables
Camel owners had used injections to enhance the camel’s lips, dermal fillers around their noses and silicone wax to enlarge the humps
A camel beauty pageant in Oman has been plunged into chaos as 20 of its competitors were disqualified after their owners enhanced their humps and other features using injectable fillers, silicone wax and Botox.
Last month, veterinary inspectors at the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanaa, Oman, discovered that the camels had undergone several cosmetic procedures to enlarge the size of their humps using a mix of injectables similar to dermal fillers used on humans.
According to Vice and Forbes, the disqualified camels had received a mix of injectables, including hyaluronic acid injections for pouty lips, dermal fillers around their nose, Botox to soften their faces and silicone wax to inflate their humps....
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The Forbes story begins:
"In the gilded arenas of Omani camel pageantry, where the desert wind carries whispers of ancient Bedouin pride and the scent of freshly groomed dromedary, beauty has always been a serious business—less red carpet, more sand-carpeted runway...."
I think that's what reporters call getting too close to your subject.
