The Miss Nepal beauty contest, whose three winners get to participate in the Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss Asia-Pacific pageants, is being opposed by the women's wing of the Maoists on the ground that it "degrades women and uses them as a commodity to boost the sale of products by multinational companies".
"Eight progressive and feminist organisations will join us Saturday in the mass demonstration in front of the Birendra International Convention Centre in Kathmandu where the Miss Nepal show is to be held," Jayapuri Gharti, newly nominated Maoist MP and chief of the women's wing, told IANS.
"We are also calling for an end to all other beauty pageants and asking the media to stop reporting on such contests."
The announcement comes as a blow for Dabur Nepal, Dabur India's wholly owned subsidiary, that is the main sponsor of the event, as well as its organiser, event management company The Hidden Treasure and the 19 finalists, who had been working hard for the grand finale.
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