Ilgakasė is the title of long hair contests held in Lithuania. This competition took place in a small community theatre in Ukmergė, a town north of the capital Vilnius.
All the passionate girls gave their best to impress the jury and the audience, who could vote for their favourite. Their hair was measured while they were dressed in traditional Lithuanian folk clothing. The second part of the show featured all the homemade costumes and hairstyles, and they were quite original: one girl was wrapped in a tutu dress made of folded newspapers, and another contestant wore a dress made of bubble wrap. First prize was traditionally a shiny new mountain bike, but I felt a bit sorry for the girl who won second prize and only got a bunch of balloons.
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