Miss Indonesia disqualifies contestant over pro-Israel video - Public sentiment in majority Muslim country is strongly ...

Miss Papua Pegunungan Merince Kogoya is disqualified from Miss Indonesia after a pro-Israel video surfaces, sparking public backlash.

Merince Kogoya, representing Papua Pegunungan in the Miss Indonesia Universo 2025 pageant, was disqualified after a video ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Their dreams of representing Indonesia in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant turned to nightmares when they were forced to undergo “body checks” in front of local organizers.

Miss Indonesia, Laksmi De Neefe Suardana walks onstage during the 71st Miss Universe preliminary competition on Jan. 11, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Josh Brasted/Getty Images) ...

The Miss Universe Indonesia pageant was held from July 29 to Aug. 3 to choose Indonesia's representative to the 2023 Miss Universe contest, and was won by Fabienne Nicole Groeneveld.

Miss Indonesia 2025 yet to issue any statement. The pageant's organizers discreetly eliminated Kogoya from the contest due to to the outcry over her video, replacing her with Karmen Anastasya, her ...

Miss Indonesia 2025 finalist, Merince Kogoya, has been expelled from the competition for posting a selfie with the Israeli ...

Capella, who was overseeing Miss Universe Indonesia for the first time, denied any involvement in the body checks, saying she was “opposed to every form of violence or sexual harassment. ...

A social media video showed Merince Kogoya participating in a Zionist rally, waving the flag of the Jewish state and dancing ...