A New Top Dog at Drake University

Seven men faced off in Drake University's first male beauty pageant last week, and Joe Barlow won the tiara, er, crown, according to the Times-Delphic. Looks like other than the gender switch, male beauty pageants aren't all that different from the female kind. The "Top Dog" competition included swimsuit, eveningwear, talent, and personality/question categories. When asked the beauty pageant staple "If you had the opportunity to permanently fix one world problem, what would it be?", Barlow gave the obvious "World peace" answer--which actually, sort of doesn't make sense, but you get the idea. And he aced the talent competition, playing the ukulele while singing Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Times-Delphic website has a picture.)

Congratulations, Mr. Barlow!—Kenneth Terrell