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I was reading an ancient copy of mum's Marie Claire today, when I came across an article on this Angolan beauty pageant called Miss Landmine. Basically, it's a beauty pageant for women who've been maimed by land mines and been left with some form of disability. Nearly all the contestants have had a limb amputated, and there was a woman this year who'd also been blinded in one eye. The thing is, these women are stunningly beautiful. They could have been supermodels if not for the horrific accidents they'd been in as children. The winner this year was Augusta Urica, and as her prize for becoming Miss Landmine 2008, she was given a custom-made prosthetic leg and is now an ambassador for Angola's fight against landmines.
I just thought I'd mention that, because these women are truly inspiring and much better role models than most celebrities these days.