The tradition of searching for Lithuania's longest hair continues in the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas on the fourth and last day of the beauty fair: "Moters pasaulis". 71 Girls, 1 to 30 years old, and most of them with hair probably never touched by scissors, gathered together in the small amfitheater inside the arena. A contest that was mainly attended by the girls' parents, photographers, and some curious passers-by who were strolling around the fair and stopped to have a closer look. Broadly the same as last years' contest, the show consisted of measuring loose and braided hair, models showing the latest fashion on the catwalk and an award ceremony where all girls received their diploma's and compliments from the jury.
Highlights of this show were some girls having longer than knee length tresses. Three of them broke the hair record in their age category and this was officially added to the Lithuanian Book of Records. The proud contestants not only presented their abundant manes, but also showed their best outfits like sophisticated long dresses, national folk costumes or rather more casual clothing. When you take a look at the pictures in the gallery, also pay some attention to the talented catwalk models from the Lithuanian agency "Modeliai.lt" with rather short hair, but dressed in new collections of fabulous fashion clothing.
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Warkocz Magdaleny is an annual festival organized at the end of July in the courtyard of a Jesuit church. It is located in the centre of Poznań, a nice tourist friendly town in the western part of Poland.
Main activities are the competition of the longest braid, the organ pipe blowing contest, brass bands and other entertainment for the whole family.
The contest "Warkocz Magdaleny", named after Maria Magdaleny who wore her hair in long braids (warkocz) is for girls and women of all ages. The most interesting part is when they get their hair done for the competition. Some of them have hair reaching down to the floor and it's getting longer every year!
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The 'Ural beauty - long braid' competition, or in Russian: 'Уральская краса - длинная коса' is an annual long hair show held in shopping mall Alatir, Ekaterinburg on 12 June, the Day of Russia. An excellent day to show the world that wearing long hair is still Russia's symbol of feminine beauty despite the more comfortable short hair styles.
It's hard to say something new and uplifting about this year's contest held in Alatir, the large shopping mall in the centre of Ekaterinburg, Russia. 32 Participants were selected out of a group of more than 50 subscribers. Requirements to be chosen for the final show on June 12 are not quite clear to me. It seemed that hair length was not of great importance, or they weren't able to find models with mind-blowing tresses.
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The 'Contest of the Longest Hair in Dnepropetrovsk' (or in Russian: 'Конкурс на самые длинные волосы Днепропетровск') is the significant title for the contests of the longest hair in Dnepropetrovsk. An annual contest which is held for the third time in this lovely city. My visit to 'long hair heaven' Ukraine was a welcoming change to the regular competitions in Ekaterinburg and Poznań. The contest was, like many others, held in a Soviet-like shopping centre, usually a place where locals come to stare at the showcases of luxury fashion stores and admiring items that they can't afford. Luckily there are always a cinema, some food courts and a stage for presenting long hair contests.
30 Participants from Dnepropetrovsk and cities nearby in the age from six months (already 15cm long hair) to 39 years old competed in this contest. In age and gender was no limit, however (and not surprisingly) not a single man subscribed.
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'Ilgakasė' is the title of long hair contests held in Lithuania. This annual contest is in Elektrenai, a little village between the capital Vilnius and Kaunas, the second city of Lithuania. The contest is held in the cultural centre of the town...
This year, the stage in the tiny cultural theater of Elektrenai was filled with 17 young girls who proudly showed their hair, ranging from waist to calf length, in front of an audience that mainly consisted of their family and some photographers. After some public rehearsals they were called on stage one by one with their hair in buns or braids and wearing some lovely skirts and dresses.
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