A nanny goat named Demyte has beat the odds to emerge the most beautiful goat in the Lithuanian village of Ramygala. The annual beauty pagent was attended by over 500 villagers who come out to honour the goat, which is traditional symbol of the village.
The pageant also involves a parade where the villagers march round the community with a marching band, dancers in fancy costumes and a "king" and "queen" presiding over ceremonies.
It was the first time Demyte's owner, 74-year-old retired veterinarian Ferdinandas Petkevicius, had won the competition after six years of trying.
"The only thing we didn't do to prepare the goat for the pageant is we didn't polish its nails - because we thought of it too late," said Petkevicius, holding the leash of the winning white goat with black spots, who was decorated with two roses on its head.
Six goats decorated with flowers were paraded on a red carpet before a jury comprising the local member of parliament, the head of the local school and a cucumber farmer. Several contestants stubbornly refused to walk and were instead carried by their owners.
