BREAKING: Miss "Virgin" Mekelle Seeking Asylum in the UK
Posted: 17 Jul 2022, 02:17
Virginity is a rare commodity in Tigray, for it is very common, and almost like a cultural tradition, for Tigray fathers to rape their own daughters when they reach the age of 13. So, in an effort to find a needle in a haystack, the agame hold an annual competition, where girls found to be virgins are crowned "Miss Virgin Mekelle, Adwa, Axum, Shire, ....etc."

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: The beauty queen who risked her life to reach the UK

A famous beauty queen from Ethiopia's war-wracked Tigray region, Selamawit Teklay, has described her harrowing ordeal crossing the English Channel to seek asylum in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61982532.amp

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: The beauty queen who risked her life to reach the UK

A famous beauty queen from Ethiopia's war-wracked Tigray region, Selamawit Teklay, has described her harrowing ordeal crossing the English Channel to seek asylum in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61982532.amp