You don't have to be female to be Miss Buxom
You don't have to be female to win the Miss Buxom contest at next month's Oktoberfest gathering. Contestants of both genders are welcome to compete for the title, which will be awarded to the person who displays the most Bavarian spirit at the festival.
That is the word from the organizer of the Freemont (Washington) Oktoberfest beer festival, one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest.
"We have had young guys come in drinking team sweat suits and burly men come dressed in Buxom Beer Girl outfits," says festival organizer Phil Megenhardt in a press release. You don’t need to be female to enter, but must be wearing "traditional German attire with a Fremont twist." Megenhardt said. Each Miss Buxom contestant answers a light-hearted question, then the winner is chosen by audience applause.
The festival is set for Sept 18, 19 and 20 in Freemont.
Is this "dressing up" for Oktoberfest a West Coast thing? Any thoughts on bringing it to Baltimore?
I saw several attractive females (I think) dressed in Bavarian outfits at last fall's Oktoberfest in Timonium. But no guys in lederhosen.
Do we want encourage more lederhosen wearing?
For both genders?
Photo of couple at Munich Oktorberfest Getty Images
Comments
Interesting choice of image - that's Luca Toni, the Italian soccer star who plays for Bayern München, the Yankees of German soccer. I mean the one on the right.
Posted by: Volker | August 19, 2009 9:45 PM