KonkursasFrancesca Allens Konkursas depicts participants in Lithuanias Konkursas Pasaulio Ilgaplauks annual competition for the worlds longest hair. Here hundreds of girls and women with thousands of feet of hair walk the runway and have their lovingly groomed hair measured by gloved judges, before shaking it in a ceremonial finale. Allens fascination with ritual and coming of age sparked her interest in the contest, one which blends pageantry with folklore