{"id":3137,"date":"2023-08-09T05:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2023-08-09T05:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:12:49","slug":"miss-universe-indonesia-contestants-allege-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3137","title":{"rendered":"Miss Universe Indonesia: Contestants allege sexual abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y5 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By Joel Guinto &amp; Pijar Anugerah<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">in Singapore and Jakarta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-08-09\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">54 minutes in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-189y18v ebmt73l0\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-e2e=\"image-placeholder\" class=\"bbc-997y1y eihqrxw0\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/CC7D\/production\/_130694325_365673309_234505122889738_2147622453553589751_n.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CC7D\/production\/_130694325_365673309_234505122889738_2147622453553589751_n.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/CC7D\/production\/_130694325_365673309_234505122889738_2147622453553589751_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CC7D\/production\/_130694325_365673309_234505122889738_2147622453553589751_n.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/CC7D\/production\/_130694325_365673309_234505122889738_2147622453553589751_n.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Miss Universe Indonesia\" attribution=\"MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/CC7D\/production\/_130694325_365673309_234505122889738_2147622453553589751_n.jpg\" height=\"549\" width=\"976\" data-hero=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p role=\"text\" class=\"bbc-1s1cxbv ewbcsnk0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Controversy hounds Miss Universe Indonesia every week after its coronation evening<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>A number of Miss Universe Indonesia candidates have registered police complaints accusing organisers of sexual abuse. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The contestants had been requested to take off their tops for &#8220;physique checks&#8221; and pictures two days earlier than the finals on 3 August, certainly one of their attorneys stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The organisers allegedly advised the ladies that they had &#8220;to look at any scars, cellulite or tattoos on their our bodies&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;I really feel that my rights have been violated,&#8221; one of many contestants stated. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;It has affected me mentally. I&#8217;ve had bother sleeping,&#8221; she stated, talking to the media, alongside different complainants, earlier this week. Native tv blurred their faces within the broadcasts to guard their identities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mellisa Anggraeni, a lawyer who represents three of the contestants who complained, stated many others will come ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Police in capital Jakarta issued a press release saying they might examine additional. The Miss Universe Indonesia Organisation will examine the allegations, its proprietor superstar Poppy Capella stated in a press release. The worldwide Miss Universe Organisation additionally stated it was trying into the matter and that it takes allegations of sexual impropriety &#8220;very severely&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Whereas physique checks are regular within the nation, contestants usually are not often requested to strip bare, stated Maria Harfanti, a former Miss Indonesia. She added that organisers additionally typically ask for the contestants&#8217; BMI or physique mass index to verify their physique proportions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">In Monday&#8217;s press convention, one the complainants stated that the physique checks had been completed in a closed room, however there have been some males additionally current. The door was not utterly shut, giving individuals exterior a view, she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Whereas magnificence pageants have lengthy been allowed in Indonesia, organisers are cautious to not offend conservative sections of the society. In 2013, the Miss World pageant cancelled its bikini spherical when it was staged within the largely Muslim nation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Miss Universe, which is now on its 73rd version, is fashionable in South-east Asia, particularly in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, the place winners go on to turn out to be celebrities and social media influencers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Its proprietor Anne Jakrajutatip a Thai transgender lady and media mogul, who has sought to revamp the model to make it extra inclusive by permitting married girls, transgender girls and single moms to compete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><i class=\"bbc-h1y5j7 eih42320\">Pijar Anugerah is a reporter with BBC Information Indonesia<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-66436007.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joel Guinto &amp; Pijar Anugerah in Singapore and Jakarta 54 minutes in the past Picture supply, MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA Picture caption, Controversy hounds Miss Universe Indonesia every week after its coronation evening A number of Miss Universe Indonesia candidates have registered police complaints accusing organisers of sexual abuse. 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