Underage girl wins 'wet t-shirt' competition

Underage girl wins 'wet t-shirt' competition

A 16-year-old has won Western Australia's infamous weekly wet T-shirt competition in Broome, prompting a police investigation and renewed calls to scrap the event.

The Sunday Times revealed that the underage girl won the competition on December 30 after she used a friend's ID and tricked the Roebuck Bay Hotel into thinking she was 18.The girl, from the eastern states, was visiting relatives in Broome and tried her luck at the competition allegedly also baring her breasts in front of a cheering crowd.The feat earned her first prize and a A$500 (RM1,512) cheque.Police Sgt Graham Clifford confirmed that drug and alcohol officers were called in to investigate after a complaint from a member of the public who said the underage girl had become "the talk of the town".As a result of the investigation, a A$1,000 (RM3,025) infringement was issued to the hotel licensee, a A$400 (RM1,210) fine was handed out to the security contractors at the event and the 18-year-old who gave the girl her ID was fined A$200 (RM605).The 16-year-old was cautioned.
Source: Daily MailPublished Jan 24 2011