- Saturday's final moved from Jakarta to Bali due to ongoing protests
- Extremists brand competition 'pornography'
- Threatening to launch fresh protest by breaching security in Bali
- Bikini round already been axed out of respect
This weekend, the final ten contestants will parade before millions of viewers to conclude the finale of Miss World 2013.
But the glitz and glamour of the iconic competition has been overshadowed by an ongoing outcry from Muslim extremists who have been protesting and threatening to attack the pageant, which they have branded as 'pornography' and a 'whore contest'.
The US embassy in Jakarta warned that: 'Extremist groups may be planning to disrupt the Miss World pageant…potentially through violent means.'
In a nod to conservative public opinion, organisers have decided that the contestants will not wear bikinis during the 'beach fashion' round of the event.
Instead, they will cover up with garments such as sarongs, which avoid revealing the body shape.
But the glitz and glamour of the iconic competition has been overshadowed by an ongoing outcry from Muslim extremists who have been protesting and threatening to attack the pageant, which they have branded as 'pornography' and a 'whore contest'.
The US embassy in Jakarta warned that: 'Extremist groups may be planning to disrupt the Miss World pageant…potentially through violent means.'
In a nod to conservative public opinion, organisers have decided that the contestants will not wear bikinis during the 'beach fashion' round of the event.
Instead, they will cover up with garments such as sarongs, which avoid revealing the body shape.
Final ten: Miss World contestants who were selected as top 10 in the fashion show pose during the event at the convention centre in Nusa Dua, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali
Conservative: In a nod to public opinion, organisers have decided that the contestants will not wear bikinis during the 'beach fashion' round of the event
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