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Hefty beauty wins Miss Chubby contest
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-07-27 10:16
Weighing in at 416 pounds, Giovanna Guidoni, is not your average beauty
contest winner. But then again, Italy's annual Miss Cicciona competition is not
your average beauty contest.
Caterina Callio' performs on the catwalk
during the 16th edition of Italy's Miss Cicciona (Miss Chubby) contest in
Forcoli, central Italy, July 24, 2004. The chubby contest takes place
every year in this Tuscan town near Pisa, gathering fat people from all
over Italy. [Reuters] | To compete in Miss Cicciona, which roughly translates as Miss Chubby, women
have to weigh more than 220 pounds. Men hoping to walk off with the title of Mr
Ciccione have to be at least 330 pounds. This year, 40 women and five men vied
for the title.
"The idea isn't to make fun," said Gianfranco Lazzereschi, one of the
organizers of the festival held in the Tuscan town of Forcoli. "We wanted to
show that the media image of perfection -- being stick-thin -- isn't the only
way to get recognized."
The 20-year-old Guidoni crushed the competition.
"Last year I came in second, but this year I was the heaviest contestant,"
she said.
The secret of her success? Guidoni is part-owner of a restaurant, organizers
said.
The winner of Mr Ciccione, Fabio Teseo, saw off the competition after tipping
the scales at 453 pounds.
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