Washington D.C., Aug 30, 2009 / 16:21 pm
Critics of a "Condom Olympics" event held by the Miss Universe beauty pageant say the event is "counterproductive" and promotes pornography and promiscuity. An event organizer made a confused defense of the event, saying that abstinence is not the "right message" for women like those who have been trafficked or drugged.
The event was held in Nassau in the Bahamas three days before the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday.
Produced by Population Services International (PSI), the "Condom Olympics" featured beauty queens who played various condom games. In one event, the contestants "tested the limits of condom breakage by filling condoms with water and blowing them with air until they burst."
Marshall Stowell, director of communications at PSI, told CNSNews.com that the pageant contestants were put through the exact same training that PSI uses in countries around the world.