Days after an Islamic group staged a protest against the organizers of the 2013 Miss World
pageant, demanding that the pageant should not be held in Jakarta as it runs against their
culture, the pageant organizers have been forced to move the final of the pageant to Bali -
where they said today that it would be 'impossible' to stage the finale there, because of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where world leaders and thousands of
officials are expected to attend. The summit begins at the beginning of October while the
pageant is scheduled to take place on September 28.
“I think people can appreciate how complex it would be to move everything to Bali. Just
getting the venue and all the accommodation is impossible with APEC here" Nana Putra,
executive director of organizer, told AFP.
The Miss World organizers have said they have no plans to cancel this year's event, vowing to
petition Indonesian authorities to move the event back to Java. But also said they would use a
back up venue in Indonesia if authorities don't change their mind.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Islamic group wins: Miss World pageant moved out of Jakarta to Bali
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