Jeweller Wittels holds a crown designed by him and used in several Venezuelan beauty pageants at his store in Caracas

Jeweller George Wittels holds a crown designed by him and used in several Venezuelan beauty pageants at his store in Caracas September 13, 2014. Venezuela’s famed models and aspiring beauty queens are struggling to doll themselves up. In a country that glorifies voluptuous women and opulent beauty pageants, even basics like deodorant are now at times tricky to find as strict currency controls have led to a scarcity of dollars for imported goods. Picture taken on September 13, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: FASHION POLITICS SOCIETY)