A contest pitting five mistresses against each other ended with one dead and five others, including the married man who organized the contest, injured.

A Shanghai businessman, identified only by the family name of Fan, made his kept women square off in a talent show judged by an instructor from a modeling agency in December. The ladies were judged on beauty, singing ability and how much liquor they could drink. The winner of the contest would continue to be with Fan and receive a rent-free apartment and a monthly allowance of $730.

The downturn in the economy was cited as the reason for the downsizing of his extramarital activities.

The first woman eliminated from the contest, a 29 year old identified only as Yu, was cut because of her looks. She invited the others on a sightseeing tour before the left the competition.

During the trip, Yu drove her car with Fan and the four other contestants off a cliff. The crash killed Yu and injured the other occupants.

Fan paid Yu’s parents about $85,000 and shuttered his business.

His wife, and the other four mistresses, have left him.

Chinese mistress contest takes tragic turn

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