By: Vickie J. Rubinson
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but for a fully veiled Saudi beauty queen who trounced 274 rivals without showing her face and body, morals, not physical beauty, are what matters.
Eighteen-year-old Aya Ali al-Mulla was named "Queen of Beautiful Morals," winning a crown, jewelry and a trip to Malaysia late on Thursday, Saudi-based al-Watan reported Friday.
No swimsuits or even gown competitions and heavy media coverage of beauty pageants were the highlights of the Saudi contest based in the eastern city of Safwa.
Mullah, a high school graduate, managed to pip her rivals in the huge field, with good grades and hopes to go into medicine.
She raked in $1,333 prize, a pearl necklace, diamond watchk, diamond necklace and a free ticket to Malaysia with her win. Beauty contests focused on physical beauty are non-existent in segregated Saudi Arabia, where women cannot mix with unrelated men, and must appear in public completely covered--even in photos.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but for a fully veiled Saudi beauty queen who trounced 274 rivals without showing her face and body, morals, not physical beauty, are what matters.
Eighteen-year-old Aya Ali al-Mulla was named "Queen of Beautiful Morals," winning a crown, jewelry and a trip to Malaysia late on Thursday, Saudi-based al-Watan reported Friday.
No swimsuits or even gown competitions and heavy media coverage of beauty pageants were the highlights of the Saudi contest based in the eastern city of Safwa.
Mullah, a high school graduate, managed to pip her rivals in the huge field, with good grades and hopes to go into medicine.
She raked in $1,333 prize, a pearl necklace, diamond watchk, diamond necklace and a free ticket to Malaysia with her win. Beauty contests focused on physical beauty are non-existent in segregated Saudi Arabia, where women cannot mix with unrelated men, and must appear in public completely covered--even in photos.
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