Beefcakes in Vietnam beauty pageant judged on legs, obedience and lots of milk

A cow is prepared for the annual Miss Milk Cow beauty contest in Moc Chau plateau, 200km northwest of Hanoi.

This year’s winner of the Moc Chau beauty contest has an American father while her mother is of Dutch and Cuban heritage. She’s also pregnant, which is fine with the judges since Contestant 1386 is a four-year-old cow.

The Miss Milk Cow contest has been an October fixture since 2004 in the popular backpacker destination of Moc Chau some 200km west of Hanoi, helping to promote dairy farming in Vietnam.