Miss Bikini of the Universe is an international beauty pageant held annually in

Beihai Beihai (; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of internation ...

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. In 2009 the pageant was held from September 30 to October 6. It was planned to make a

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with a T-shaped runway. The theme was "Taking Beauty to Beihai and Introducing Beihai to the World". In 2006 the pageant was held from August 22 to 26, 2006 at the Silver Beach of Beihai. The winner was Olena Zhygan (Олена Жиган) of Ukraine. That year the competition gained worldwide attention because the competitors included

Mariyah Moten Mariyah Moten is a Pakistani American beauty pageant runner up 4 of Miss Pakistan World 2006. Biography Mariyah was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved to the US with her family at the age of 5 and currently resides in the United States. Mariy ...

, a Pakistani woman now living in the USA. Mariyah was the first Pakistani woman to compete in an international bikini beauty pageant. 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. In 2005 Marijana Stanojkovska (Маријана Станојковска) of Macedonia was the winner.Miss Macedonia crowned as "Miss Bikini of the Universe"
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Deniz Sirin and Miss Ukraine Olga Shylovanova (Ольга Шiлoвaнoвa) were the first and second runners-up.

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{{reflist Beauty pageants in China Culture in Guangxi Bikinis Beihai 2005 establishments in China