Muslim beauty queen makes history for wearing a kaftan during the swimsuit portion of a beauty pageant“I wouldn’t wear a bikini to the beach,so I’m not going to wear one in a competition to score points,” Muna Jama, and a Muslim woman and the founder of a start-up to address child abuse and issues that force migration,told Metro U.
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The competition hadn’t previously allowed this kind of substitution, but the organizers ended up giving Jama the OK. So Jama decided instead to wear something far more covered, or more aligned with her taste and preferences: a kaftan.
When Jama took to the stage during the bikini portion of the competition,decked in a multi-colored kaftan, platform heels, and a bedazzled choker and hoop earrings,she made history by being the first competitor to ever wear a kaftan during the swimsuit round. Read more. (8/4/2017)
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