Winner of Mr Ugly pageant eyes modelling career

The latest winner of Zimbabwe's Mr. Ugly pageant has ambitions.

William Masvinu, who won the second edition of the pageant last month, makes his living carrying loads for shoppers in a market in the impoverished western Harare township of Mbare.  The victory has made him a local celebrity, but the modeling offers he thought he'd be getting aren't yet pouring in.

He says, "Being ugly is not a curse," and that his face makes him special.

Organisers say they started the pageant as a novel way to entertain audiences. Zimbabwe already has a host of conventional beauty contests.