. . .he first set of pictures he examined were for contestant twenty-four, Kashiefa, entered by Usman Abu al-Abbas. From her pictures she seemed a pleasant enough woman, with prominent breasts and an unusually large mons, even when shaven, though, the Emir thought, it would be reasonable to say that her face was not her fortune. He doubted that she would get beyond the first few rounds. The next set were for Vega, entered by Ali ibn Sa'id. She had a traditional Middle Eastern generous figure and a pleasant face with a nervous smile. He attributed the nervous look to the fact that she had probably never been photographed before. Her ample hips were supported by legs which would never have attracted a second glance, except perhaps from the butcher to a cannibal tribe. She would certainly never grace his bed, but might go down well with some of the guests from neighbouring countries. Dalayla, granddaughter of Ramzy El-Najjar who was the Emir's Master of Quarry, was, the Emir recal. . .