The province's two main tribes, the cattle-herding Hema and the seed-sowing Lendus, used to bicker intermittently.

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More recently and controversially, Pejic modeled a push-up bra for the Dutch retail chain HEMA. He was also named one of FHM Magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2011.

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