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World Muslimah Foundation
FormationAugust, 2011
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Key people
Eka Shanti
WebsiteFoundation website Pageant website

The World Muslimah Beauty, commonly known as Miss World Muslimah,[1] or World Muslimah[2][3]</ref> is an annual global charity event, part of World Muslimah Foundation programs to benefit hunger relief, war conflict and natural disaster.[4] The World Muslimah Pageant formed in 1 August 2011 while the first pageant contest held later in the same year.

According to the pageant's founder Eka Shanti, "Muslimah World is a beauty pageant, but the requirements are very different from Miss World,“You have to be pious, be a positive role model and show how you balance a life of spirituality in today’s modernized world. We don’t just want to shout ‘no’ to Miss World. “We’d rather show our children they have choices. Do you want to be like the women in Miss World? Or like those in Muslimah World?"[5]

World Muslimah Foundation

World Muslimah Foundation (WMF) is a Muslim women’s organization that aims to provide a conceptual model and specific techniques that guide the sisterhood among Muslim become more communicativee and fun, in ways that will enhance understanding of Islam and encourage members to be confident to find their essential skills, while the foundation is the sole authority to organize the pageant contest.

Founded in 2011, WMF aims to reduce poverty, focusing primarily on the core issues of educations, empowerment & appreciation.

The Foundation provides a range of capacity building, life skill training, entrepreneurship programs, charity & awareness which dedicated to five categories of Muslim women who live in remote areas, orphanage houses, disasters land field and conflict victims.

They are:

  • Muslim women with less education access
  • Muslim women who play significant role to be a family backbone mother
  • Muslim women with high potency, talent but less opportunity
  • Abandoned Muslim women
  1. Refugee Muslim women

In cooperation with Global Islamic Philanthropy- an association of Muslim based foundations in Indonesia- WM-Foundation will distribute the donation to reach domestic and international humanitarian zone such as Rohingya, Palestine, Syria and Somalia.[6]

The pageant

The contest was first held in 2011 and was then only open to Indonesians but it proved so popular that it was opened up to international entrants. Contestants are required to wear hijab in their daily lives. The contestants show off Islamic fashion trends and also take part in other activities, such as reciting the Quran, aimed at demonstrating their piety as well: they are judged on their views on Islam and the modern world.[7][8]

Selection criteria

Competency evaluation program involving sisters in academics, religious knowledge, information technology and social community.

Cover selection mechanism consists of 3 levels:

Stage Jury Valuation
Elimination Online Jury & Public Internet users
  • Provided administrative escaped
  • Essay quality short registration form
  • Profile of the participants
  • Comments & public support internet users
Semifinals Online Jury
  • Video documentary about the life of the participant posts a day, social activities & affordability study
  • Talent, Personality & potential participants be Muslim ambassador Sejagad
  • Public Speaking, innovation & creativity
Grand Final
  • The jury Quarantine
  • Jury Grand Final Night
  • Jury Honor orphaned children
  • Online Pooling (favorite)
  • Interview
  • Mastery of material form of quarantine religious knowledge, Islamic economics, jurisprudence women, personality & lifestyle Islami
  • Intellectual intelligence, emotional
  • & spiritual
  • Appearance
  • Cooperation between participants

Until the final announcement of the winner pageant, online community is encouraged to vote their favorite pageant on the official website.

Titleholders

Year Country Miss World Muslimah
2013  Nigeria Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola[9]
2012  Indonesia Nina Septiani
2011  Indonesia Dika Restiyani

Rewards

The winner is crowned on finale as well presenting her the winner trophy. Also prizes have been given since 2011, among others purporting Pilgrimage trip, a trip to Paris, Turkey, Jeddah, Europe, Malaysia, and India and Islamic funds to support economic development.

References

  1. ^ "Miss World Muslimah: Miss Nigeria crowned winner in Muslim pageant". Daily News. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Muslim beauty pageant takes on Miss World". New York Post. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ "World Muslimah 2013, Miss Nigeria Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Is Crowned". Huffington Post UK. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ^ World Muslimah Foundation Official Website
  5. ^ "Muslimah World Contest Rivals 'Immodest' Miss World Pageant In Indonesia". Huffington Post. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. ^ Foundation Website
  7. ^ "'Islam is beautiful': Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World". The Times of India. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Muslim Women Compete in Miss Muslima Beauty Pageant". Voice of America. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Miss World Muslimah 2013: Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Of Nigeria Wins Islamic Beauty Pageant". International Business Times. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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