内容摘要：A cat who was missing for two years has been reunited with his owner.

A cat who was missing for two years has been reunited with his owner.

The move aimed at celebrating natural African beauty has sparked a lively debate across the country, where wigs and extensions are popular.As a fashion choice, many women love the creativity that wigs and weaves allow them. They also serve as what is called "protective style", which means minimising the daily pulling and tugging on hair that can cause breakages.

This was reflected by some contestants in Daloa who felt the rule removed an element of personal expression."I'm a wigs fan. I love wigs," said contestant and make-up artist Astrid Menekou. The 24-year-old told the BBC she was initially shocked by the no-wig, no-extensions stipulation."I didn't expect this rule! But now? I like my hair, and that's OK."

The new rule has made the competitors think more about concepts of beauty - and changed some opinions, like those of Laetitia Mouroufie."Last year, I had extensions because I thought that's what beauty meant," the 25-year-old student told the BBC.

"This year, I feel more confident being myself."

Should the competition influence attitudes beyond the pageant world, it could have huge economic implications.In order to keep paying for his 88-year-old mother's £1,842 weekly residential care costs, he said he would "have to sell her house, everything, basically" by next year.

Mr Belton, 63, whose mother has Alzheimer's, said he wanted the next government to set a date for the introduction of the cap "on day one", as well as "clarity" what it will cover and when it will be calculated from.The costs for his mother's care are currently being drawn from her savings, but Mr Belton said he would have to sell her two-bedroom Worthing bungalow - worth around £375,000 - next year in order to keep up payments.

He says he believes a fair system is needed.Currently, people with savings worth more than £23,250 or who own their own property are not entitled to help with the cost of care.