Miss Penitentiary - Prisoners walk the ramp Inmate Raira Paixao waves to the crowd after being elected as Miss Penitentiary 2011 during the beauty contest at the Women's Prison of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011. Miss Penitentiary is an annual contest that takes place in several Brazilian prisons with the participation of nearly 100 inmates. (AP Photo) of the Women's Prison of Brasilia, celebrates the victory as Miss during the third annual beauty pageant titled Miss Penitentiary, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. A direction of the prison selected 12 finalists out of the Nearly 100 women who entered the competition. Prison guards watch as the Miss Penitentiary beauty contest is under way at the Women's Prison of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011. Miss Penitentiary is an annual contest that takes place in several Brazilian prisons with the participation of nearly 100 inmates. (AP) An inmate shows her tattoo while participating in the Miss Penitentiary beauty contest at the Women's Prison of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011. Miss Penitentiary is an annual contest that takes place in several Brazilian prisons with the participation of nearly 100 inmates. (AP) Inmates react as the winner of the Miss Penitentiary beauty contest is announced at the Women's Prison of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011. Miss Penitentiary is an annual contest that takes place in several Brazilian prisons with the participation of nearly 100 inmates. (AP) Inmates take part in the third annual Miss Penitentiary beauty pageant at the Women's Prison of Brasilia in Brasilia August 9, 2011. (REUTERS) Inmates hold their babies as they watch fellow prisoners take part in the third annual Miss Penitentiary beauty pageant at the Women's Prison of Brasilia in Brasilia August 9, 2011. (REUTERS) Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whats App Pin Interest