Miss Bikini of the Universe is an international beauty pageant held annually in Beihai, Guangxi, China.
It was planned to make a Guinness World Record with a 209-metre (686 ft) T-shaped runway.
[3] That year the competition gained worldwide attention because the competitors included Mariyah Moten, a Pakistani woman now living in the USA.
Pakistan being a Muslim nation does not let women take part in bikini pageants.
The fact that Moten wore a bikini and held the Pakistani flag caused an uproar in her native country.