NIGER

Beauty Pageant

Photo of Bororo Fulani men (also called Wodabe or Wodaabe) at the 1997 annual Wodaabe Fulani festival between Maradi and Agadez, Niger. These men are part of an annual, traditional "beauty contest," where they sing and dance to attract women. As part of the dance, they "bounce" up and down while showing the whites of their eyes and teeth, which are considered beautiful.

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