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Word: burka (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1956-1956
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...first to be a prejudice-proof set of rules for the conduct of a proper Islamic beauty contest. Only a panel of female judges would see each contestant in a bathing suit; the girls could appear before male judges only when properly clad in veil and head-to-toe burka. The beauty sponsors even promised that when Miss Pakistan reached California, she would be in a good position to say a few words in favor of Pakistan's claim to Kashmir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Veiled Universe | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

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