Hong Kong CNN —Six finalists in this year’s Miss Universe Indonesia beauty pageant have lodged police complaints accusing organizers of making them strip for “body checks” and topless photographs. “It was enough to humiliate and degrade her,” the lawyer said in comments aired by CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia. The Miss Universe pageant takes place every year in a different host country, and sees dozens of national pageant winners competing for the global title. In a statement shared with CNN, Miss Universe organizers said they were aware of the allegations made against the Miss Universe Indonesia 2023 pageant, which is operated by a local franchisee. “Miss Universe takes allegations of sexual abuse and impropriety extremely seriously,” the statement read.

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