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

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 ...

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) ...

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 Universe Indonesia Contestants Allege They Were Asked by Organizers to Strip for Topless 'Body Checks' “Providing a safe place for women is the Miss Universe Organization’s utmost ...

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 Universe has cut ties with its Indonesia franchise after sexual-harassment allegations. Five contestants said they were asked to strip down for body checks at the 2023 pageant in Jakarta.

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. ...