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LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) – More
\n than 50,000 bare-breasted virgins vied to become the King of Swaziland’s
\n 13th wife on Monday in a ceremony which critics say ill befits a country
\n with the world’s highest HIV\/AIDS rate.<\/p>\n
King Mswati Wielding machetes and singing tributes to the king and queen mother, also "I want to live a nice life, have money, be rich, have a BMW and cellphone," said Who doesn’t? Wonder if they test for performance-enhancing story from Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) – More than 50,000 bare-breasted virgins vied to become the King of Swaziland’s 13th wife on Monday in a ceremony which critics say ill befits a country with the world’s highest HIV\/AIDS rate. King Mswati … Continue reading
\n III<\/a>, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch, arrived dressed
\n in a leopard-skin loincloth to watch the Reed Dance ceremony, which he
\n has used since 1999 to pluck new brides from the girls dressed in little
\n more than beaded mini-skirts.<\/p>\n
\n known as the Great She-Elephant, the girls danced around the royal stadium
\n in the hope of catching the eye of the 37-year-old monarch.<\/p>\n
\n one dancer, 16-year-old Zodwa Mamba, who wore a traditional brightly colored
\n tasseled scarf.<\/p>\n
\n drugs….<\/em><\/p>\n