The fourth edition of the election of Benin’s stoutest woman dubbed ’Reine Hanan (Hanan Queen)”, will convene on 26 May
Posted by African Press International on April 30, 2007
Cotonou (Benin) The fourth edition of the election of Benin’s stoutest woman dubbed ’Reine Hanan (Hanan Queen)”, will convene on 26 May at the Cotonou International Conference Centre, the organisers told APA on Saturday.
According to the chairperson of the organising committee of this event, Jocelyne Alladayè, this beauty contest seeks to “promote Beninese women who enjoy the most beautiful behind together with a wholesome natural black skin’’.
For Alladayè, the term ’’Hanan’’ means a stout and plump woman in the Fon language.
“This contest is open to all Beninese women both single and married with or without children and aged between 25 to 45 years able to speak fluently the language of her region”, she explained, adding that physical assets such as a behind of at least 1 m 65 is required.
Thus she went on to say, the winning trio comprising the queen and her two successors will be picked among the fifteen contestants who will get prizes from mobile phones to women’s motorcycles.
“The Hanan Queen will win a prize worth 500, 000 CFA francs”, she added.
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