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Miss Universe Goes Sideways in Indonesia

Miss Universe Goes Sideways in Indonesia

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Oct 08, 2011
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What should have been a routine publicity tour in Indonesia for a newly crowned international beauty has turned into a series of gaffes that underscores two nagging issues in the country: religion and corruption.

In town for a week of publicity events to culminate in the crowning of the next Miss Indonesia tonight, Angolan lovely Leila Lopes, the new Mis…

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