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Swimsuits banned in Miss Cambodia contest


Source: yahoo

Fri Jul 28, 8:00 AM ET



PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The winner of a planned Miss Cambodia beauty pageant may have to take a crash course in swimsuit posing if she competes abroad.

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The government has ruled out skimpy attire in contests at home, organizers said Friday.

The country will hold its first Miss Cambodia competition in more than a decade starting in September, with the final to be held three months later, said Kem Tola, marketing manager for Planet Communication Ltd., a Cambodian events management company.

As a condition of holding the event, the government said contestants cannot take to the stage in swimsuits.

Contestants must be properly attired at all times "to preserve Cambodian culture," said Sim Sarak, a director-general of Cambodia's Culture Ministry.

The winner will receive a $969 prize and likely be nominated to take part in next year's Miss Universe contest, Kem Tola said. Because of the swimsuit ban at home, Miss Cambodia may need to learn how to pose in a swimsuit before going abroad, he said.

Miss Cambodia competitions were held in 1993 and 1995, but not in the intervening period, because the government thought it was a waste of money, Sim Sarak said. Swimsuits were also banned from the earlier contests, he added.

Cambodia is predominantly Buddhist and socially conservative.