3,000 Fishy Beauties Vie For 'World Goldfish Queen' Title

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A goldfish is a goldfish is a goldfish right? Wrong, say some experts in China and to prove their point they organized a pageant dedicated entirely to these tiny beauties. Held on Saturday, September 15th, 2012, in Fuzhou a city in the Fujian Province, the first International Goldfish Championship attracted 3,000 contestants from 14 countries ranging from neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia, all the way to Brazil.

Unlike normal beauty pageants, contestants were not asked to strut around in swimsuits and evening gowns, nor, asked questions about how they would solve the world's woes. Instead, they were all displayed in the same-size white bowls of water so that they could be judged solely by their natural looks.

So what was the panel of judges that went around observing each contestant carefully looking for? According to head judge Ye Qichang, five things - breed, body shape, color, overall impression and swimming gesture, which normally means how new goldfish introduce themselves to other goldfish. However, in this case since they were swimming solo, only the judges knew what that really meant.

And, while looks were important, it was the weight that the judges got most impressed by - The more nicely rounded the contestant was, the better, because that apparently is a sign that it had not suffered any major hardship or illness during breeding.

While the winner of the coveted title of World Goldfish Queen will be revealed on Saturday, September 22nd, 2012, at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center, the judges did say they were inclining toward a rare 3.9 pound giant beauty that was observed swimming around its fishbowl with amazing grace.

Resources: Huffingtonpost.com, odditycentral.com

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  • lunae
    lunaeabout 3 years
    I can't believe that there was a fish that big. I think all of the goldfish could become the world goldfish queen!
    • lunae
      lunaeabout 3 years
      I can't believe that there was a goldfish that big. I think that all of the goldfish could become the world goldfish queen!
      • bob jeffalmost 6 years
        so cool i love goldfish and this video
        • 19kleimeister
          19kleimeisterover 6 years
          it is big goldfish
          • kingfoxy
            kingfoxyover 8 years
            awesome
            • sriya
              sriyaabout 9 years
              wow that was big
              • antman1
                antman1over 9 years
                all hail queen goldfish # 3
                • bonniebunny1987over 9 years
                  all hail queen goldfish
                  • yayover 9 years
                    ugh I would pick a cute one I know I know its a beauty padget
                    • melovepets
                      melovepetsover 9 years
                      ahhh that fish looks weird but i still like it