Beauty on the Inside

fancy footwear: contestants and guard                                          David Maung

Tijuana's La Mesa State Penitentiary was the site of a beauty pageant recently, an attempt to brighten the female inmates' lives and improve their self-esteem. Most hadn't worn heels in so long, they had to practice for days before the event (story, slideshow): http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/May/18/tijuana-la-mesa-prison-pageant-mexico-san-diego/?#article-copy