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2012

5:53pm, EDT

Colombia prison holds annual beauty pageant

Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

Prison inmates participate in an annual beauty contest held during the week of festivities to celebrate La Virgen de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercy) at El Buen Pastor prison in Bogota on Friday, September 21, 2012.

Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

Prison inmates cheer fellow inmates.

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Just imagine the STDs swarthing in that crowd.

Talk about "cooties"; Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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#1 - Mon Oct 1, 2012 8:23 PM EDT

superaverageguy

this isn't really much of an article

#2 - Tue Oct 2, 2012 5:00 PM EDT

RJF-NJ

Wonder what they are guilty of? Prostitution if they didn't put our for the local big guy, not wearing the correct make up? Now where in prison do you get gowns, shoes etc. The local in house boutique????

#3 - Thu Oct 4, 2012 8:42 AM EDT