{"id":420192,"date":"2022-03-23T01:03:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bikini-bombshell-told-to-cover-up-on-mainly-muslim-island\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T01:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:03:11","slug":"bikini-bombshell-told-to-cover-up-on-mainly-muslim-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bikini-bombshell-told-to-cover-up-on-mainly-muslim-island\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bikini bombshell told to \u2018cover up\u2019 on mainly Muslim island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c55f3a3e9e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c55f3a3e9e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bikini-bombshell-told-to-cover-up-on-mainly-muslim-island\/#%E2%80%9CBikini_bombshell_told_to_%E2%80%98cover_up_on_mainly_Muslim_island%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bikini bombshell told to \u2018cover up\u2019 on mainly Muslim island&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBikini_bombshell_told_to_%E2%80%98cover_up_on_mainly_Muslim_island%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bikini bombshell told to \u2018cover up\u2019 on mainly Muslim island&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A scantily clad Australian influencer was reportedly asked to \u201ccover up\u201d while vacationing on the beaches of a mostly Muslim island. <\/p>\n<p>Mikaela Testa, 22, is adored for her hourglass figure that she shows off to her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mikaelatesta\">1.6 million TikTok<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikaelatesta\/?hl=en\">136,000 Instagram<\/a> followers, posing in micro bikinis. <\/p>\n<p>And while they may be big fans of her cheeky outfits, the locals on Cocos Island were not. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I landed in Cocos yesterday and the lady who owns the Airbnb that we\u2019re staying in received some calls from some locals saying I should be wearing something more culturally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate because this island is predominantly Muslim,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mikaelatesta\/video\/7077443955981421825\">the TikTok vlogger shared<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo today I am covering up to show some respect, and I respect their wishes 100 percent.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Testa and her fellow TikTok star and boyfriend Atis Paul are currently vacationing on Cocos Island is an Australian territory midway between Australia and\u00a0Sri Lanka. The small island was recorded as being 75% Muslim, according to the 2016 census. <\/p>\n<p>As Testa explains the situation to her viewers in her daily vlog, she is seen wearing a brown scarf covering her head and shoulders and a skin-tight maxi-dress.<\/p>\n<p>In Muslim culture, it is often custom for women to be required or choose to cover <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-45112792\">everything but their hands, face and feet<\/a> in public. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mikaela Testa boasts 1.6 million TikTok and 136,000 Instagram followers.\" class=\"wp-image-21620092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mikaela Testa boasts 1.6 million TikTok and 136,000 Instagram followers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">mikaelatesta\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mikaela Testa and Atis Paul explore Cocos Island\" class=\"wp-image-21618742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Influencer Mikaela Testa is shown with her boyfriend, Atis Paul.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@mikaelatesta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Testa did not appear to give any pushback to the locals\u2019 requests but some still commented on her posts, claiming she did not do enough \u2014 with some noting that her dress was skin-tight and had cutouts that highlighted her hips and cleavage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Im covering up to show respect\u2019 also Mikaela: wears skin tight. girl just stop, lowkey not being respectful,\u201d a commenter who goes by Nataliaa wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you talking about you didn\u2019t cover nothing,\u201d user Osama937 added. \u201cShe wasn\u2019t talking about your hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"839\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaelatesta-22-e1647980397956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=839\" alt=\"Mikaela Testa and her boyfriend Atis Paul\" class=\"wp-image-21618487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaelatesta-22-e1647980397956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1678 1678w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaelatesta-22-e1647980397956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1258 1258w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaelatesta-22-e1647980397956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=839 839w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaelatesta-22-e1647980397956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=419 419w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaelatesta-22-e1647980397956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\"\/><figcaption>Mikaela Testa opted to wear a scarf on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> with her boyfriend, but she still faced backlash.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@mikaelatesta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, most of her followers appeared to appreciate her attempt to cover up and appease the locals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy ppl hating so hard esp ppl who aren\u2019t even Muslim? I\u2019m Muslim and thought it was really respectful of her to cover up the best she can!\u201d a TikTok user named Saba posted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least she\u2019s trying to show respect. She clearly isn\u2019t fully aware of everything in the culture but she\u2019s making an effort to respect locals,\u201d a commenter noted, while another wrote, \u201cThank you so much for showing respect.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sarah.zademeri\">\u201c<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Australian influencer Mikaela Testa, 22, wears a scarf over her head and shoulders (left) and shows off her figure on a beach.\" class=\"wp-image-21619773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mikaela-testa-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Australian influencer Mikaela Testa, 22, wears a scarf over her head and shoulders (left) and shows off her figure on a beach.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">mikaelatesta\/Tiktok; mikaelates\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love how u respected their wishes and covered up the best you could. as a muslim myself thank you,\u201d one supporter weighed in. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t\u00a0the first time Testa has come under fire for her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> posts. 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