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Miss Ivory Coast pageant bans wigs and weaves to promote natural hair and beauty

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Wigs, weaves and hair extensions have been banned from preliminary stages of the Miss Ivory Coast beauty pageant.

Ivory Coast is the only African country enforcing the ban for a national competition.

The move aimed at celebrating natural African beauty has sparked a lively debate across the country.

Wigs from human hair, which can last for years if cared for properly, range in price from $10 to $300 .

Miss Haut-Sassandra : "Winning with natural hair shows the true beauty of African women" Hair and scalp specialist Florence Edwige Nanga: "These beauty enhancements are fashionable, but they can also cause problems - like alopecia or scalp infections" Ms Dali : "I didn't win, but I feel proud. This is who I am".

VR Score

82

Informative language

78

Neutral language

74

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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