BIKINIS have been banned from this year's Miss World contest

 last year's Miss World entrants in bikinis

According to TheSun UK the pageant is taking place in the Far East country for the first time 

and organisers are wary of upsetting Muslim fanatics.

In a bid to calm any tensions, the 137 women will ditch the traditional swimsuit round and 

instead wear more conservative outfits like sarongs.

The move comes after pop icon Lady Gaga was last year forced to scrap a gig in the world's 

most populous Muslim country.

The pageant's chairwoman Julia Morley in a statement said: "I do not want to upset or get 

anyone in a situation where we are being disrespectful.

"We treasure respect for all the countries that take part in the pageant," she said.

Miss World 2013 will take place in September.