Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TUTAEV, Russia, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- When farmers in Tutaev, Russia, got together for a beauty pageant, the crown didn't go to a long-legged woman in swimsuit but to a woolly sheep. The judges selected the most beautiful of Romanov sheep, a breed highly valued for the quality of its wool, officials say. Advertisement The winner of the contest in Tutaev in Russia's central Yaroslavl region was the sheep that best exhibited the breed's qualities, RIA Novosti reported Sunday. Purebreds Romanovs have thick, curly, black wool that turns gray as they age and are sold worldwide for their supreme wool qualities. The winner of the pageant must not show white spots on the legs or snout, have thick coats and must weigh more than 87 pounds. Romanov sheep originated in Tutaev in the 18th century.
