cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1425034
Archived version: https://archive.ph/nm8gY
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230814001430/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66491919
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1425034
Archived version: https://archive.ph/nm8gY
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230814001430/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66491919
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) has cut ties with its Indonesian franchise after several contestants alleged sexual abuse days before the pageant’s crowning ceremony in Jakarta.
MUO also said it was also cancelling this year’s pageant in Malaysia which is run by the same company, PT Capella Swastika Karya.
It said it was evaluating its policies and procedures to avoid similar occurrences and said there were no measurement or body dimensions requirements to join its pageants worldwide.
“In light of what we have learned took place at Miss Universe Indonesia, it has become clear that this franchise has not lived up to our brand standards, ethics, or expectations,” MUO posted on Saturday night.
Miss Universe, which is now on its 73rd edition, is popular in South-east Asia, especially in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, where winners go on to become celebrities and social media influencers.
Indonesia’s Ms Fabienne Nicole Groeneveld who who won the contest to represent her country in the 2023 Miss Universe finals in November will compete with the organisation’s support, MUO said.
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