Miss World organisers have axed the famed bikinis from this year's pageant, replacing them with conservative beach sarongs amid mounting protests from hardline Muslim groups.
Indonesia will host the 2013 Miss World competition in the country's resort
island of Bali and the capital, Jakarta, in September.
Adjie S. Soeratmadjie, one of the local organisers, said on Thursday that all
contestants will be required to wear Bali's traditional long sarongs instead
of the sexy bikinis that are traditionally part of the competition.
He said the London-based Miss World Organisation has agreed to the request out
of respect for the traditional customs and values of Indonesia.Most Muslims in Indonesia, the world's most populous Islamic country, are
moderate, but a small extremist fringe has become more vocal in recent years.
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