The Indonesian contestants of the beauty pageant said the organisers asked five of them to strip to their underwear for physical examinations in a room with more than 20 people, including men.
The Indonesian contestants of the Indonesian beauty pageant, held in the capital Jakarta from July 29 to Aug 3, said the organisers asked five of them to strip to their underwear for physical examinations in a room with more than 20 people, including men.
One of the complainants told a press conference, broadcast by news channel Kompas TV, that she had been asked to pose inappropriately, including by opening her legs. Reuters tried to contact the company that runs the Miss Universe Indonesia pageant, PT Capella Swastika Karya, and the company's founder, Poppy Capella, through their social media accounts but they did not respond.The Miss Universe Organization did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Religious groups in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, have in the past objected to beauty pageants.
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