Hordes of women vying for a spot in American football's newly created Lingerie Football League are putting a new twist on the term exhibition match.
On Long Island outside New York, two dozen young women stripped to skimpy gym clothes and battled for seven spots in the New York Majesty, one of 10 teams in the league.
Los Angeles-based founder Mitchell Mortaza said sporting talent was not the main requirement the league was looking for.
"You have to be beautiful, we make no bones about it," he said.
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