There was no question about it- the girl in the photograph was staggeringly beautiful. She was Miss Canal Zone, a runner-up in the Miss Universe Contest -- and in fact far more beautiful than the winner of the contests. Her beauty had frightened the judges.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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This is a story about how beauty can scare off judges. The judges of the Miss Universe Contest are the people who judge the contestants to determine who wins. One year, one of the contestants was so beautiful that the judges were afraid they wouldn’t be able to do their job. Unable to do their job, they disqualified her from being part of the pageant. So, what was the first thing that had to happen? She had to have her picture taken.

Source: The Sirens Of Titan

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