The beauty pageant contestant strides coolly down the runway in the tiniest of red swimsuits, taut abs, toned biceps, trim legs . . . and, ahem, hairy. This is the Omega Man, a beauty pageant organized in the University of New Mexico campus. It is a fund-raiser sponsored by UNM’s Alpha Chi Omega sorority to benefit the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The contestants are guys, in fierce competition to be crowned for the best looking, nattiest, smartest, funniest and most talented dude of the campus.
This contest started four years ago with only participation from six brave, wild and crazy guys from several fraternities. The audience loved it and as word of the contest got around, the prospect of being crowned Omega Man became, to many, irresistible.
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