Beauty contest held in Mexico prison

2013-05-21 03:32:00 GMT2013-05-21 11:32:00(Beijing Time)

(Photo:Agencies)

Female prisoners participates in the Nuestra Belleza Interna 2013 beauty pageant in the Baja California state prison known as La Mesa, in Tijuana, Mexico, 17 May 2013.

Of the more than 120 female inmates who tried out, 25 were selected as finalists who participated in the pageant.

The event is part of an ongoing effort in the prison to improve self esteem and re-integrate inmates into society. Nuestra Belleza Interna is Spanish for Our Inner Beauty. It was the first year of the pageant.

(Agencies)