Beijing woman wins car by kissing it for 27 hours, 40 minutes

A Beijing woman won a car after kissing it for 27 hours and 40 minutes to beat 120 other competitors in a bizarre contest, a news report said Monday. Real estate saleswoman Zhang Chunying was allowed two 10-minute breaks and had to stand on one leg after 24 hours were up in the contest run by a shopping mall in the capital. With six contestents left after a full 24 hours, one contestant collapsed from dehydration after 25 hours of kissing the Chevrolet Lova, the South China Morning Post reported. The four other contestants dropped out over the next two hours, unable to remain kissing and standing on one leg long enough to win. The winner also did not come out unscathed. "I can't walk now," Zhang was quoted as saying by the newspaper. "My legs are numb, and my waist is aching, but I'm happy I got the car." The contest is one of a number of bizarre stunts and promotions organized to promote the luxury shopping centres that have sprung up around booming Beijing in recent years. dpa hp ls