Web Video
These Women Don’t Drag Their Heels
We don’t know how many twisted ankles this race caused, but watch as 150 women run down the streets of Amsterdam’s fashion district in their stilettos. Contestants were required to wear heels with a minimum height of at least 3.5 inches and run 380 yards as part of some sick annual race sponsored by Glamour magazine. And with prize money totaling $15,000, it’s no wonder they’re so ruthless. Fox reports, “At the start there was a lot of pushing, you really get elbowed over,” said Fauve Stukje, 18.
