THESE pageant contestants aren't used to the luxury of hot water or a hair dryer to help them look their best.
But they did have the motivation of winning a year's free accommodation to spur them on during the Miss Homeless Belgium competition.
Ten women battled it out in the final over the weekend - which aimed to bring attention to the plight of the country's homeless.
Contestants had to make it through all five parts of the pageant, including a talk where judges assessed their "will to get themselves out of a difficult situation."
Therese Van Belle, 58, won the crown and will now be able to stay in a rent-free flat for a year.
Organiser Aline Duportail told the Austrian Times: "It was about the contestants' inner strength and determination to get themselves out of their old life and on a new path."
I thought this was a mean joke at first.. but then, free flat!
^Very cool.Contestants had to make it through all five parts of the pageant, including a talk where judges assessed their "will to get themselves out of a difficult situation."
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