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Muslim woman wears hijab, burkini in Minnesota pageant
Associated Press ^ | Nov 28, 2016 6:11 AM EST

Posted on 11/28/2016 10:08:05 AM PST by Olog-hai

A Muslim woman has become the first to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant while fully clothed.

Halima Aden made the semifinals of the competition over the weekend while wearing a hijab. She also wore a full-body outfit called a burkini during the swimsuit competition. …

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TOPICS: Local News; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: burkini; burnsville; dhimmitude; halimaaden; hijab; ilhanomar; michigan; minnesota; missminnesota; rashidatlaib; rop; somalia; sportsillustrated
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To: Olog-hai

Heaven help us if beauty if actually let women dress modestly.

On the other hand, I am old enough to remember when Catholic girls were discouraged from entering beauty contests because they were immodest. But then I’m a grandmom pre vatican II catholic when we still took these things seriously.


41 posted on 11/28/2016 9:37:33 PM PST by LadyDoc
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