{"id":15914,"date":"2016-05-18T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T16:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15914"},"modified":"2016-05-27T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T15:38:35","slug":"mrugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mrugly","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe\u2019s Mr. Ugly Pageant Announces Big Changes For 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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There will be some big changes for the upcoming pageant, including an accompanying beauty contest.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Beauty and the Beast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women are being added to the pageant, but they will not be showcasing ugliness like the men. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cBeauty is found in women, and one cannot say a woman is ugly, but a man can be said to be ugly,\u201d said pageant organizer David Machowa. \u00a0\u201cThis year, we are celebrating beauty in ugliness, so we are introducing Beauty and the Beast whereby [female] models will battle it out to stand beside the beast.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15917\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/bz5yvixceaeivbx.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/bz5yvixceaeivbx.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/bz5yvixceaeivbx-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/BZ5yVIxCEAEiVBx.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Improvements to the competition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Machowa aims to improve the competition every year. The introduction of the Beauty and the Beast is one of the new changes that the pageant organisers are planning. From now on, auditions will be held in Harare. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWe have realised that Harare is too big to hold one event, so we [had] about eight events in different parts of the city that include Southlea Park, Chitungwiza and Kuwadzana among others,\u201d Machowa said. \u201cThis year each province will be represented at a potentially tough pageant.\u201d<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other changes that will be implemented for the upcoming competition include bigger cash prizes, an international judge, and an option for fans to vote for a people\u2019s choice award via social media. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15918\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-6.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"716\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-6.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-6-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-6-85x47.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rrMSI4SjnNQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Rectifying last year\u2019s controversy <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These improvements may have been added to address<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mr-ugly\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the controversy surrounding last year\u2019s pageant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Contestants and fans accused the judges of bias when Mison Sere was crowned the winner. They claimed that he was only ugly because of his teeth and that the competition\u2019s rules state that only natural ugliness is accepted. William Masvinu, who had held the title since 2011, was particularly upset. Machowa said that the criticism of the pageant did not bother him:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cPersonally, I started this thing for fun so I am not worried about people who comment negatively because no one is forced to sign up or participate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new improvements may have been added so that no one could accuse the judges of bias. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15919\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/ceqhm9gwwaaolv5.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"706\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/ceqhm9gwwaaolv5.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/ceqhm9gwwaaolv5-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CeQhm9GWwAAoLV5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Masvinu will fight to reclaim the title<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Machowa also added that the contestants from last year were welcome to return. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cOur pageant is different from others and it is open to anyone who wants to participate, so Masvinu can contest along with those that did not win last year,\u201d Machowa said. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masvinu has indeed entered this year\u2019s contest and has already made it past the first round.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15920\" style=\"width: 721px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/william-masvinu.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"721\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/william-masvinu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/william-masvinu-85x58.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mY3B98kLuGU\/VzGGzxO-VvI\/AAAAAAAAAuM\/1EpqzUW2AHEvGmOfqia30dgRQf_N2yu4wCLcB\/s640\/William-Masvinu.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mr-ugly\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Zimbabwe\u2019s Mr Ugly Contest Winner Was Blasted For Being \u201cToo Handsome\u201d.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe has been holding a Mr. Ugly pageant since 2011. 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