adminTHE Miss World 2013 pageant officially started this week with a colourful and cosmopolitan show that saw the beauties flood the stage in bright traditional Indonesian wear.
Silk dresses, skirts and jackets in orange, pink, gold and a multitude of other colours turned the stage in Nusa Dua, Bali, into a festival of colour.
While the contestants smiled their way through the beginning of the month-long pageant, the tight security betrayed the tension that has marred Miss World since the government of Indonesia decided to move the finals to Bali.
The main event was scheduled to take place at the Sentul International Convention Centre in Bogor on September 28.
But fierce protests from the Muslim community intensified to such an extent that it was deemed safer to move the pageant to Bali.
According to reports, the Grand Hyatt Jakarta has confirmed that all bookings were cancelled on Wednesday. It was to be the official host hotel.
Syafril Nasution, director of corporate affairs at RCTI TV station, which is hosting the event, reportedly said they had tried to get the government to reverse its decision, but to no avail.
He said the decision was regrettable because they had been preparing for three years. – Sunday World.
Online Reporter