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Welcome to BBC Xtra English.

Today Rasha and John discuss the topic of an unusual beauty contest.

It's been called sexist and exploitative of women but the Miss World competition still draws a television audience of millions around the world.

And now in Italy a priest wants to organise the very first Miss Sister Italy Competition. It's a beauty pageant especially for nuns!

Father Antonio Rungi, who lives near Naples, says he wants to change the image of nuns. He says they are stereotyped as old and dour. Father Rungi says nuns are above all women and beauty is a gift from God.

This idea for a beauty contest for nuns is causing quite a lot of concern to people both inside and outside the church. Father Rungi's boss, the local bishop, is not happy. He does not want to allow it.

Father Rungi says he only ever wanted the nuns to send him photos to put on his website, and only in modest clothing. He also says it was the idea of the nuns themselves.

The latest news we have is that a 'Miss Nun' competition won't now be happening.

Just how far should religious organisations publicise themselves, at what point should they stop? Write to us in English using the form below.

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sexist
تمييز أو نوع من التحرش (بالتعليق أو غيره) بالتركيز على جنس الشخص كامرأة، أو رجل

exploitative
استغلالي، نمط أو ما شابه يعمد إلى الاستغلال

a beauty pageant
مسابقة جمال

nuns
راهبات

to change the image of
لتغيير صورة

stereotyped as
صورة نمطية كـ

dour
جاد أو صارم

above all
قبل كل شيء

causing quite a lot of concern
يثير قلقا أو شكاوى

modest clothing
لباس محتشم

شروط وبنود الاستخدام