A Muslim woman wearing a veil sits in front of foreign tourists wearing bikinis on Kuta beach in Bali, June 6, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
Indonesia will host the 2013 Miss World competition in Bali and Jakarta in September.
Local organizer Adjie S Soeratmadjie said on Thursday that contestants will sport conservative beach sarongs instead of the skimpy bikinis that have been a fixture in the competition.
Soeratmadjie added that the Miss World Organization has agreed to comply with the request out of respect for Indonesian customs.
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