Six candidates representing the Midi-Pyrenees region pose during the regional elections of the Miss Curvy France contest in Toulouse, France on September 17, 2011. Miss Curvy is a new annual beauty contest targeted at females aged between 18 and 35 years old who are of a size 10 and over. This year they made an exception for Isabelle Guyot who is 52 years old. The contest mission is to encourage plus sizes and curvy women to accept themselves and celebrate women with curves. The winner, Thais Churel Cuellar-Dussillols, will represent the Midi-Pyrenees region at the national contest that will be held in Paris in December 2011 to determine the next Miss Curvy France. Photo credit: Benedicte Desrus