Pageant highlights 'another kind of beauty'

By Aria Armstrong, Special to CNN

Updated 0017 GMT (0817 HKT) July 6, 2016

Raquel Gimenez hugs a contestant before the Miss Gordita beauty pageant begins in Asuncion, Paraguay. Gimenez was the 2015 winner of the pageant, which translates to "Miss Chubby" in English. It was started to fight discrimination and improve the contestants' health.
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Raquel Gimenez hugs a contestant before the Miss Gordita beauty pageant begins in Asuncion, Paraguay. Gimenez was the 2015 winner of the pageant, which translates to "Miss Chubby" in English. It was started to fight discrimination and improve the contestants' health.
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