Miss World 2013

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.