Jerusalem – Palplus
Despite the Pro-Palestinian calls for boycotting the Miss Universe Pageant held in Eliat, Israel celebrated the only two Arab contestants who represented their countries Bahrain and Morocco in the Contest
“Manar Nadim Diani” from Bahrain, and” Kawthar bin Halima” from Morocco, has sparked widespread controversy this year due to their participation in Miss Universe Pageant ignoring calls and demands of boycotting the contest took place for the first-ever time in Israel, the occupied country of Palestine
Bahraini Diani described her participation as a “lifetime experience”, but later expressed her dissatisfaction with being bullied on social media platforms, as she wrote on her account on the Instagram website, “I see a lot of bullies on these photos.” I am here to represent all women regardless of shape, size, religion, or color”
Miss Universe” records different attitudes”
Unlike the Bahraini and Moroccan contestants, Miss Greece had recorded an entirely different situation On last November
She announced her withdrawal from the Miss Universe pageant saying that she can’t go up on stage and act like nothing’s happening
Sitting side by side, the government of South Africa had withdrawn its support for Miss South Africa to show support for the Palestinian people’
Before days, Miss “Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez” tweeted, “Day in the life of a Bedouin.” Had provoked thousands of pro-Palestine activists.
The contestants wore the Palestinian Bedouin uniform and made traditional Palestinian dishes like Homos and Falafel. The event received wide controversy among the Palestinians, they condemned Israel for Israelising the Palestinian Heritage on their land.
“Colonialism, racism, cultural appropriation, patriarchy, whitewashing, all in one place,” tweeted Ines Abdel Razek of the advocacy group the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy.
It should be noted that the coronation ceremony will be watched by 600 million viewers in 172 countries.
