Bikinis banned at 2013 Miss World pageant in Indonesia

June 6th, 2013, 08:29 pm

Bikinis banned at 2013 Miss World pageant in Indonesia

Miss World has axed the famed bikinis from this year's pageant in Indonesia, replacing the skimpy swimsuits with conservative beach sarongs amid mounting protests from hard-line Muslim groups, organizers said Thursday.

All of the more than 130 contestants will be required to wear Bali's traditional long sarongs instead of the sexy bikinis that are historically part of the competition, said Adjie S. Soeratmadjie of the RCTI, the official broadcaster and local organizer.

The pageant will be held Sept. 28 on the resort island of Bali and in Sentul, an area near the capital, Jakarta. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.

"There will no bikini in this year's Miss World pageant to respect our traditional customs and values," Soeratmadjie said, adding that the London-based Miss World Organization is on board with the decision.

"This is a sensitive issue in Indonesia. We have discussed it since last year and they have agreed," he said.

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I generally dislike beauty paegents (something about women being rated for looks is really gross) btu this is ridiculous. Indonesia shouldnt be hosting if this was gonna be an issue. And I say this as a muslim living in a conservative muslim country.

I agree 100%!! Shouldn't they also protest the revealing costumes, gowns and make up that the contestants will also be wearing? Miss World is such trash now anyways. This new game show format where they compete for points is pathetic. They don't even have a legit question and answer segment. Each contestant just states why they think they should be Miss World. UGH! Jamaica usually does so well in this and I can't even bother watching anymore.

I think the long sarongs gives you a sexier look. Just an opinion.

sarongs ARE so pretty on the right girls

Don't religious groups have anything better to do than this trivial crap? Isn't charity one of the pillars of Islam? Go charity somewhere, goons.

THIS^.It gives the impression that muslims have nothing better to do than issue fatwas and make threats.
Theres also the concpet of lower your gaze in Islam. so these losers should just turn off the tv.

No, this is what they do everyday.

It's pretty annoying, I'm glad I live in a part of Indonesia where the discrimination isn't very prominent.

seriously.

when did religion become all about what OTHER people were doing that has no influence on your life whatsoever or whether you even get into ~heavun~. ffs. as a "muslim" i'm honestly so fucking sick of hearing shit like this.

THANK YOU
everyone lives for themselves, as long as my actions don't hurt anyone people can stfu

hopefully now their razor sharp hip bones will be covered. it's nagl.

honestly these dont even look like the best of indonesians lol. theyre such a diverse nation and indonesian girls make for some of the most beautiful asians.

CASE IN POINT

good. women shouldn't be parading around in bikinis for some random person to judge them. other competitions should get rid of them too. scratch that, just get rid of beauty competitions altogether

I agree, they shouldn't have banned bikini's because of religion, they should have banned it because women aren't objects to be judged.

What if they want to wear bikinis? I say, have a swimwear round, and the women can wear what they want. If they want a sarong, bikini, one piece, or some shorts, go for it.

I do not believe in banning ANY clothing, because last I checked, a woman can make the choice what to wear by herself.

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mte. the entire concept of beauty paegents is gross imo

no. if da lord blessed u w/ v good looks but no talent, u shuld b able 2 make $$$ off of dat, but without having to go into prostitution.

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I live in NY and next to a very muslim community. There are so many muslims that are sick of all the force/bullying that Imams and extremists do in their own countries. Somewhere in their religion, It says not to force someone to do something, but I guess that goes over the extremists head.

Where in NY ?

yeah well there's good and bad with every religion. i'm muslim and even i can't lie and say there arent bits in the book where it says to burn and kill all infidels and non-believers and it is our duty to do so.. but it also says to love everyone

think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts!

Margaret Thatcher on a cold day

lol my bf's from indo and i tell him to sing the national anthem when he has a boner and needs to go get food or something

They should ban the questions and answer section instead because some of the things those girls say...

This reminds me of that video where they were all asked if evolution should be taught in schools, too many people do not know what a scientific theory is.

That's downright cruel, it's the best part of those pageants. And the screw-ups are hilarious

Without that we wouldn't have this gem though.

lol that's the best part tho

They kinda have. The ladies in top 5 all just answer 1 question "Why should you be Miss World"....... sad...... because the q&a segment was the best part!

I was reading this on Yahoo & this comment cracked me up because the irony...

more like he won't watch because no bikinis.

Fucking yahoo commenters.

You'd think some other forum would be the cesspool of the internet. But then, you scroll further and your face falls and these people need to be stripped of their computers

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