This is the moment Russian inmates strut down a catwalk in dresses they have made themselves as they take part in a prison beauty pageant to win a free makeover.
The contest was held at Penal Colony No. 6 in the Sverdlovsk Oblast region and it reportedly included a fashion show, a catwalk presentation, and personal descriptions of each contestant.
Alexander Levchenko, spokesperson for the Federal Penitentiary Service in Sverdlovsk, said the activity was useful for the women’s rehabilitation, commenting: “Everyone needs to be creatively occupied.”
