Prisoner of beauty

HANOI - Vietnam has announced the winner of a national beauty contest . . . for jailkeepers. The People's Police newspaper published a picture of the proud first prize winner, Ms Pham Ngoc Tam, head of the Women's Association at a jail to the south east of Hanoi. The photo showed a middle aged woman in uniform, probably best described as being handsome. Vietnam prides itself on the beauty of its women and contests are held regularly for occupations ranging from street cleaners to market hawkers.