Miss Mafia beauty show

Miss Mafia Beauty Contest that could end with the judges getting an offer they can't refuse.

Because organisers in Budapest, Hungary, are holding the world's first pageant exclusively for girls convicted of Mafia-connected crimes. Women can post their pictures on the contest's website — but only after submitting a police mugshot to prove their background.

Other vital statistics submitted to judges include charges and time spent behind bars.

One finalist — identified as Anna — said: "I was told by my friends several times to go in for a beauty contest. But I couldn't because they rule out anyone with a criminal record."

The winner — who gets a car and an apartment in Budapest — will be decided in a final pageant at a bar that was once bombed out in a Mafia clan fight.

One organiser said: "We have thieves, fraudsters, gang members, bank robbers and swindlers — so it should be an interesting night."