Miss Sister 2008

Miss Sister 2008 was a proposed beauty contest for nuns to take place near Naples, Italy, in September 2008. Father Antonio Rungi, the organizer of the event, intended to launch the first stage of the pageant on the Internet by publishing the photos of the contestants on his blog.DailyMail: Miss Sister 2008... (August 25, 2008)

Rungi canceled the event a few days after it was first announced, claiming that his initial purpose of celebrating the good works performed by nuns, had been misinterpreted.BBC News: Priest cancels nun beauty contest (August 26, 2008)

"We are not going to parade nuns in bathing suits. But being ugly is not a requirement for becoming a nun."TimesOnline: ...Beauty contest - for nuns (August 25, 2008)

"Nuns are women above all else, and beauty is a gift from God."TimesOnline: ...Beauty contest - for nuns (August 25, 2008)

"External beauty is gift from God, and we mustn't hide it."TimesOnline: ...Beauty contest - for nuns (August 25, 2008)

"Do you really think nuns are all wizened, funereal old ladies? Today it’s not like that any more, thanks to an injection of youth and vitality brought to our country by foreign girls."TimesOnline: ...Beauty contest - for nuns (August 25, 2008)