China Bans Philippines, Korea and Japan at MISS BIKINI UNIVERSE 2016!

China bans the participation of Philippines, Korea and Japan at the Miss Bikini Universe 2016 pageant, to be held in China starting next month.

Miss Bikini of the Universe is an international beauty pageant held annually in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.

Melidsa Duarte (center)  from Venezuela is the reigning  Miss Bikini Universe 2015

GMA-7's  pageant reality show Pinay Beauty Queen Academy Season 2 grand winner, Yesley Cardano Cabanos was the Philippine delegate last year.

Christine Huang, Miss Bikini Universe Director

Last year, Christine Huang, also the Taiwanese National Director for Miss Earth, publicly posted in her Facebook account asking for help as the food according to her delegate is not good.  But  Miss Earth's fans and supporters defended the pageant saying that the other contestants have no complaints  about the food or in the  pageant. 

The banning of three countries in Miss Bikini Universe in China is mainly due to the territorial dispute in the region. 

Tension has been rising due to ruling by an arbitration court hearing the dispute between China and the Philippines. 

(wikipedia)

(wikipedia)

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