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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy. Photography: Carly Earl

Dollywood down under: Dolly Parton fans and drag queens turn a tiny Australian town pink

Colin Marshall on the catwalk
Colin Marshall celebrates victory after being named best-dressed at Narromine’s Dolly Parton festival Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

On a sporting oval in a rural Australian town 15,000km from Knoxville, Tennessee, dozens of Dolly Partons saunter down the runway as a boisterous crowd cheers and swats away flies with their cowboy hats.

As the sun begins to set, Jim Beams are flowing and music is blaring. One lucky punter is about to be crowned this year’s best-dressed Dolly, complete with sash, trophy and bragging rights.

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