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Asuncion, Jul 3 (EFE).- The Paraguayan Tatiana Aquino was crowned Saturday Miss Gordita, after winning a contest that took place the day before virtually due to the pandemic.The virtual contest did not take away the power of the pageant, which is an initiative that turns around the current canon of beauty pageants and gives prominence to plus-sized women. (Camera: NATHALIA AGUILAR).SHOT LIST: THE CROWNING CEREMONY OF MISS GORDITA IN ASUNCION, PARAGUAY.
Medan, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Visually impaired Muslims in Indonesia on Thursday read the Koran in Braille as they joined Muslims around the world in the celebration of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights.Muslims around the world celebrate this occasion by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI).SHOT LIST: BLIND PEOPLE READ THE KORAN IN BRAILLE DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN AT THE INDONESIAN ASSOCIATION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE (PERTUNI) CENTER IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
Sanaa (Yemen), Mar 10 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Yahya Arhab) Hundreds of guests dance to the beat of drums and wave traditional Yemeni daggers in the air, while a handful of curious neighbors carefully observe a special event held once a year in Sanaa since 2017.
Business Insider reports the Federal Bureau of Investigation had its eyes on Jeffrey Epstein long before his death by apparent suicide in a New York City jail cell. The Bureau had plans to arrest Epstein while he was judging a beauty pageant in the US Virgin Islands in 2007, a year before his plea deal. The DoJ's Office of Professional Responsibility released a summary on Thursday of the handling of Epstein's first federal investigation between 2006 and 2008. The full 347-page report detailed law enforcement's plan to take Epstein into custody as early as May of 2007. Alex Acosta, the former Labor Secretary under the Trump administration, was at the time the Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. He agreed to a plea deal to grant immunity from all federal criminal charges to Epstein, along with four named co-conspirators. Epstein owned an island in the US Virgin Islands that he used as his primary residence. Now a tourist destination, it's referred to as 'Pedophile Island.'
The first Black woman to win the title of Miss Mississippi USA has been crowned Miss USA. Asya Branch, a student at the University of Mississippi and Booneville native, was crowned Miss USA on Monday. According to CNN, Branch will go on to represent the US in the Miss Universe pageant. The beauty pageant was originally scheduled for spring 2020 but, was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Miss Universe Organization that runs Miss USA had to follow coronavirus protocols for the pageant. Contestants wore masks when they were offstage and audience members were told to wear masks indoors.
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