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TopicMiss Universe

Topic: Miss Universe

6 Miss Universe Indonesia contestants accuse organisers of sexual harassment, file complaint

The contestants said the organisers asked five of them to strip to their underwear for physical examinations in a room with more than 20 people, including men.

Unidentified Flying Objectification & how to sweep a satellite into a black hole

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Divita Rai takes the Miss Universe stage as ‘Sone Ki Chidiya’, Internet has mixed feelings

The dress was put together by Delhi-based fashion designer, Abhishek Sharma. With flapping wings, Divita graced the stage — personifying India’s rich, cultural heritage.

How Twitter trolls forced Brig Lidder’s daughter to close account, days after he died in crash

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Subah se paani bhi nahin piya’: Miss Universe Harnaaz’s mom says media hasn’t let her celebrate

Ravinder Kaur Sandhu, a doctor from Punjab, said it was her daughter Harnaaz Sandhu’s single-minded focus on winning the Miss Universe pageant that led to her success.

Harnaaz Sandhu is the 12th Indian to win a big beauty pageant. Here’s a look back at the others

Harnaaz Sandhu is the third Indian to be crowned Miss Universe. Sushmita Sen won the pageant in 1994, and Lara Dutta Bhupathi bagged the title in 2000.

What’s the hype about Miss Universe Harnaaz? Anyone can be ‘Miss Whatever’ on social media today

At a time when anyone can be a ‘beauty queen’ on social media, Miss Universe has become a crown of the past.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.