No Matter What Happens, Miss World Pageant
2013 Must Go On
Miss
world is one of beauty contest in the world that has been held for 62 years.
The beauty contest that focuses on 3B, beauty, brain and behavior will be held
in Indonesia. Indonesia becomes the first country in the Southeast Asia that
hosts this contest. So, Indonesia must be able to use this good opportunity in
promoting the culture. But seemingly, there are some people who disagree to hold
this contest in Indonesia. Many people disagree because they think that it will
uphold sharia in Indonesia. Besides that, Defender Front’s Indonesia claims
this contest as one of activity that will uphold the moral of Muslim in
Indonesia. Ok, let’s imagine! Indonesia is not Islamic country. We must think
in positive not negative. So, must Miss World 2013 go on? Yes! It must go on because
of three reasons. First of all, the contestants of Miss World will not break
our law, so nothing to worry about. “There will be no bikinis, no exposure of bodies,” Syafril Nasution, a
member of MNC’s organizing committee for the event, told The Wall Street
Journal. If you are a foreigner in a country, so you must obey the rule
of that country, right? Just like the contestants of Miss World 2013. Of course
they will obey our rule. You know, they come here as the contestant of their
country. They bring their own country to the world by this contest. So, it is
impossible if they do not obey the rule.
Hari Tanusudibjo, the CEO of MNC and also Made Mangku Pastika the
governor of Bali, stated that the contestants of Miss World will not wear
bikinis for the beach activities but they will wear traditional Balinese’s
costumes, sarong. The sarong will close their body until their ankle. So, Miss
World is not a contest that just shows the body of the women as what Muslim
people in Indonesia thought before.
Second, this contest is aimed to
create and build the friendship between the countries in the world. The
contestants from different countries will gather in the same time and place. Of course they will interact. This kind of
contest also forces the contestants to corporate with others even though they
are from different countries. This contest also aims to build the friendship
through many games. One of the games is Bakiak. Bakiak is a traditional game in
Indonesia that needs a corporation to win the game. Besides that, Tug-of war
(Tarik Tambang) is also one of the games that needs corporation. The
contestants will be divided into two sections, and then they have to corporate
to pull the tie. The group that can pull tie longer than the other will win the
game. So, those are good activities to build a friendship and togetherness
among the contestants.
The last reason is that
Miss World brings many benefits for our country. By this chance, we can promote
our heritage to the world easier and free, of course. Why? It is all because this event will be attended
by so many journalists all over the world and indirectly they will expose the
beauty and culture of our country. Liliana Tanosadibio, said on Saturday, September 7, 2013, “This is an opportunity for Indonesia to
expose its natural beauty, its culture and the position of Indonesian woman to
the world.” So after this contest, many tourists will
come to visit Bali and it will be interesting for the investor to make a trade.
We can imagine that the income of our country will increase by the coming of
tourists. As we know, another people only know about Bali, not Indonesia. With
this event, people who are involve hopes that Indonesia will be known. So it
will influence the economic sector in Bali, indirectly.
In
summary, this contest is very important because it brings many benefits. By this contest, we can build a friendship
between many countries in the world. With the friendship, people can share
their experiences such as their country’s achievements that can inspire others
to be better. Besides
that, we can promote our country so that Indonesia will be known by the
cultures in the world and it will increase our income. Indonesia is not Islamic
country. That’s why we should hold this event in Indonesia and we don’t need to
do a protest because it will not against the law in our country.
