Useful platform: Joachim (third from left) posing for photos with the winners during the beauty pageant final in Kota Kinabalu.
KOTA KINABALU: Beauty pageants should be supported because they have a multitude of benefits that go beyond mere aesthetics, says Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam.
The state Local Government and Housing Minister said beauty pageants have the potential to boost tourism and thus spur the economy.
