The Miss Universe Organisation "is currently undergoing a rigorous vetting process qualifying a potential candidate to be awarded the Saudi Arabia franchise", Maria Jose Unda, the organisation's international relations coordinator, said in a statement to AFP.
The Miss Universe Organisation (MOU) beauty pageant has snapped ties with its Indonesian franchise following a series of sexual abuse allegations by contestants, as per the official statement released on Twitter
Mellisa Anggraeni, the lawyer of the contestants, said the organizers also took topless photos of the contestants, adding that six contestants had filed formal complaints before the police.