These days you never know unless you check.
Posted on 08/12/2023 9:16:50 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
Six Miss Universe Indonesia contestants have filed complaints against pageant organizers following this year's pageant.
Mellisa Anggraeni, an attorney who is representing the women, claimed five of the contestants were asked to take off their tops for “body checks” two days before the final round of this year’s pageant on Aug. 3, according to Reuters and CNN.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Anggraeni alleged organizers said this was so they could “examine any scars, cellulite or tattoos on their bodies,” the BBC reported.
The women also claimed they were photographed topless while men were present, per the outlets.
"I feel that my rights have been violated," one contestant, whose face was blurred out by local broadcasters, told members of the media, per the BBC. “It has affected me mentally. I have had trouble sleeping.”
A local police spokesperson told reporters the formal complaints were filed on Monday and will serve as "the basis for our investigation," according to CNN
In a statement shared Monday on Instagram, Miss Universe Indonesia director Poppy Capella claimed the allegations are “baseless and false." Capella went on to say the pageant “prides itself on upholding the highest standards of fairness, transparency, and professionalism."
“We respect freedom of speech and the right to one’s opinion,” Capella added. “However, spreading unfounded and damaging allegations against our organization is not only reprehensible but potentially libelous.”
In a separate statement obtained by PEOPLE, the Miss Universe Organization says it has been made aware of the allegations, and that the organization “takes allegations of sexual abuse and impropriety extremely seriously.”
“Providing a safe place for women is the Miss Universe Organization’s utmost priority, and we are looking into this matter,” organizers said.
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Maybe the were checking to see if there was any dudes mixed in.
In Europe they check the contestants’ bottoms to make sure they have junk.
Excuse me miss I’m with the FBI (female body inspector)I need to inspect you.
I am all about women’s health
Cancer is particularly nasty.
I am available, 24/7, to administer breast exam’s
I was at the hospital and the nurses made me take off all my clothes so that nothing would mess up the test.
They took my temperature.
How about that?
Source: https://hyperallergic.com/681937/free-the-nipple-a-history-of-a-hidden-movement/
"Gen Z is going out in their underwear: Free the nipple!"
Source: https://nypost.com/2023/05/22/gen-z-is-going-out-in-their-underwear-free-the-nipple/
" 'Free the Nipple' Is Not About Seeing Breasts"
Source: https://time.com/collection-post/4029632/lina-esco-should-we-freethenipple/
And a titter ran through the crowd....
Is president mashed potatoes moonlighting as a Miss Universe Indonesia pageant organizer?
They’re probably way too old for him, though....
These days you never know unless you check.
They need BOTTOMLESS body checks at pageants these days.
Yep, these days you can't take any chances.
I bet you do.
Was Bill Clinton one of the judges?
Was Hillary Clinton one of the judges?
Just curious.
Do they have a working definition for "woman"?
Biologists on staff?
Do they have a working definition for "woman"?
Biologists on staff?
“Maybe the were checking to see if there was any dudes mixed in.”
My first thought too.
Reminds me of the short arm inspection we were subjected to and survived, when enlisting in the military.
Or the bra was stuffed with Kleenex tissues
Don’t they use a lot of tape , Oh wait you mean men ,LOL
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