Beauty Strikes Again

On Friday 26th May Diaz Primary School opened its doors once again for its annual Mr and Mrs Diaz competition- a chance for the young and attractive to celebrate and judge each other in the name of glamour.

Music blared from loudspeakers, a long, white-clothed catwalk extended into the hall and the queue to get into the building was large and rowdy enough to rival that of a popular club- all in the name of pre-teen glamour! Once inside, the crowd sat in a state of nervous anticipation, chattering, laughing and sipping cool drinks.

However, when 17 sets of naked legs appeared below the curtain on stage the youthful crowds conversations turned to screams of adoration. Suddenly the curtains lifted and there stood the female contestants, clad in bikini’s and smothered in golden body glitter, dancing and strutting for all their worth.

This was followed by the potential Mr Diaz’s, also dressed in nothing but their boxers, who pranced up and down the catwalk, flexing their preteen muscles with as much attitude as Naomi Campbell.

If the annual Miss Luderitz High event is the beauty queen of the Bucht then Mr and Mrs Diaz Primary School are her glamorous younger siblings and, despite the fact that the majority of both crowd and contestants were under the age of 12 and far too young to know what sex appeal is, this was an incredibly event and people continued to stream into the packed school hall throughout the night.

Following the swimwear round contestants walked down the catwalk in clothes by Street House (the evenings sponsors), their own outfits and finally formal wear. Entertainment was provided by Twinkle and local artist Superman.

Congratulations to Ronaldo Roelf, who was crowned Mr Diaz, and Otillie Tobias who now reigns as Miss Diaz 2009.