Protecting Mother Earth in a swimsuit!

Miss Earth green beauty pageant and high heels
Welcome to the Beauty Competition for Mother Earth.
The annual search to find four Earth Girls who will proudly represent their country in Miss Earth fulfilling the ideals of the competition - that beauty queens can be strong and effective advocates for Mother Earth. The Miss Earth contestants are informed, goal-oriented and committed to playing a part in preserving and protecting the environment for future generations.

Tomatina Festival 2009: Giant Tomato Fight

La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world to fight in a brutal battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.

Approximately 50,000 tourists come to the tomato fight this year, multiplying by several times Buñol's normal population of slightly over 9,000. In preparation for the dirty mess that will ensue, shopkeepers use huge plastic covers on their storefronts in order to protect them.

Exquisite ladies hats at Royal Ascot

The Royal Ascot is as much about hats as it is about horses, with betting on what the Queen will sport in the Royal Enclosure for her daily appearance keeping bookies as busy as the real gambling.

It’s not Ladies Day, when outrageous hats traditionally rule the stands (this year had chocolate hats, marshmallow hats, MP expense hats...).