Let’s start with the fact that there’s a swimsuit competition in Brazil called the Miss Bumbum Pageant.
Recently, a promotional photo was taken wherein all of the finalists posed in their bikinis to recreate “The Last Supper.” You know, that famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the 12 apostles the moment Jesus announced one of them would betray him?
Pageant creator Cacau Oliver apparently looked at that painting and said, “You know what’s missing? Some scantily clad women sitting on plates of food. Somebody call a photographer!” And that’s how this elegant knock-off was born.
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It was the last meeting of the women before the grand final. It reminded me of “The Last Supper.” It was where Jesus was betrayed by Judas, because of jealousy, and like it or not the woman with the most votes is also the target of jealousy. She is at the centre, and the other girls will want to crucify her because she got more votes than them.
“The woman with the most votes” is Daiana Fegueredo from Ceará, who beat out 14 other contestants to play Jesus after receiving the most call-in votes for best bottom.
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Danny Morais, a contestant from Santa Catarina, admitted she didn’t even realize what they were being asked to do until it was too late. “Afterwards I was filled with remorse,” she told The Daily Mail. “God knows my heart and knows I wasn’t being bad. I think we can be controversial in other ways, but not using God’s name, not using a biblical story. Her sentiment is echoed by many of her fellow contestants, not to mention religious leaders.
The final eight ladies, whittled down from 27 contestants, battle it out on stage November 9.
