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Angolan prisoner Angelica Mazua Nsangu (C) blows a kiss to the crowd after winning the second annual "Rewriting the Future" beauty pageant at the Capital Women's Penitentiary in Sao Paulo Nov. 24. Sao Paulo State prison authorities organized the event claiming it helps boost prisoners' self-esteem and encourages them to think about their future once they complete their jail sentences.

Women prisoners rehearse with a guard (R) before entering the catwalk during the beauty pageant at the Capital Women's Penitentiary in Sao Paulo Nov. 24.

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