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'''Background and History'''
'''Background and History'''
[[File:Rodrigo Duterte with winners of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016.jpg|thumb|President Rodrigo Roa Duterte poses with the winners of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 during a meeting at Matina Enclaves in Davao City on December 2, 2016. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo]]

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization (formerly Miss Bangladesh USA) was founded in 2015 by [Hiam Amani Hafizuddin] [[Hiam Amani Hafizuddin|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiam_Amani_Hafizuddin]] and serves as a beauty pageant management company and learning and development platform for Bangladeshi-American women. In 2016, with Hiam’s acquisition of the [Miss Asia Pacific International] [[Miss Asia Pacific International|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Asia_Pacific_International]] franchise for Bangladesh, the organization expanded its reach globally, representing women of Bangladeshi descent worldwide. This initiative marked a significant milestone in the revival of pageantry in Bangladesh, ending a 20-year hiatus from the international pageant arena.
The Miss Bangladesh US Organization (formerly Miss Bangladesh USA) was founded in 2015 by [Hiam Amani Hafizuddin] [[Hiam Amani Hafizuddin|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiam_Amani_Hafizuddin]] and serves as a beauty pageant management company and learning and development platform for Bangladeshi-American women. In 2016, with Hiam’s acquisition of the [Miss Asia Pacific International] [[Miss Asia Pacific International|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Asia_Pacific_International]] franchise for Bangladesh, the organization expanded its reach globally, representing women of Bangladeshi descent worldwide. This initiative marked a significant milestone in the revival of pageantry in Bangladesh, ending a 20-year hiatus from the international pageant arena.


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'''Miss Supranational'''
'''Miss Supranational'''
[[File:Miss Supranational 2024.jpg|thumb|She will represent Bangladesh at the [Miss Supranational 2024]]]

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization currently holds the franchise for [Miss Supranational] [[Miss Supranational|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Supranational]] Bangladesh and appointed [Towhida Tusnim Tifa] [[Towhida Tusnim Tifa|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towhida_Tusnim_Tifa]] in May 2024 as Bangladesh’s debut queen for [Miss Supranational 2024] [[Miss Supranational 2024|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Supranational_2024]].
The Miss Bangladesh US Organization currently holds the franchise for [Miss Supranational] [[Miss Supranational|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Supranational]] Bangladesh and appointed [Towhida Tusnim Tifa] [[Towhida Tusnim Tifa|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towhida_Tusnim_Tifa]] in May 2024 as Bangladesh’s debut queen for [Miss Supranational 2024] [[Miss Supranational 2024|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Supranational_2024]].


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Miss Bangladesh US Organization

Crowning Moment Miss Earth Bangladesh 2020

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization is a pageant organization dedicated to empowering Bangladeshi women and promoting Bangladeshi culture on an international stage. Established in 2015 by [Hiam Amani Hafizuddin] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiam_Amani_Hafizuddin) the organization has grown to provide a platform for Bangladeshi women worldwide, enabling them to showcase their talents, intelligence, and cultural heritage.

Background and History

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte poses with the winners of Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 during a meeting at Matina Enclaves in Davao City on December 2, 2016. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization (formerly Miss Bangladesh USA) was founded in 2015 by [Hiam Amani Hafizuddin] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiam_Amani_Hafizuddin and serves as a beauty pageant management company and learning and development platform for Bangladeshi-American women. In 2016, with Hiam’s acquisition of the [Miss Asia Pacific International] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Asia_Pacific_International franchise for Bangladesh, the organization expanded its reach globally, representing women of Bangladeshi descent worldwide. This initiative marked a significant milestone in the revival of pageantry in Bangladesh, ending a 20-year hiatus from the international pageant arena.

Mission and Vision

The organization operates under the tagline "Empowering Women, Evolving Lives." It reimagines pageantry as a dynamic talent management agency that transcends traditional beauty contests. The mission is to create a holistic platform that develops and empowers women while amplifying female visibility. The primary goals include fostering personal growth, celebrating the multifaceted strengths of each woman, and building a robust network through sisterhood and collaborative efforts.

The organization prioritizes uplifting one another and amplifying the voices of females and [South Asians] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asians alike. Through strategic partnerships with diverse organizations and brands, it aims to promote empowerment, education, and cultural pride.

Major Titles and Competitions

Miss Asia Pacific International

Since 2016, the Miss Bangladesh US Organization has held the franchise for [Miss Asia Pacific International] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Asia_Pacific_International for Bangladesh. The organization's achievements in this competition have been notable and historic. The first debut in 2016 saw Lamiya Hoque representing Bangladesh, marking the nation's return to international pageantry after a long hiatus. In 2018, Marjana Chowdhury was crowned Miss Asia Pacific Bangladesh. She achieved significant success by placing in the Top 20, making it Bangladesh's highest placement to date in this prestigious competition.

Miss Face of Beauty International

The organization acquired the franchise for [Miss Face of Beauty International] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Face_of_Beauty_International for Bangladesh in 2023 and held an online national competition to determine Bangladesh’s representative for the year. Following the competition, Dr. Tasin Afrin Diana was crowned winner and will be representing Bangladesh at the international pageant in Taiwan in September 2024.

Miss Grand International

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization acquired the franchise for [Miss Grand International] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Grand_International) for both [Bangladesh] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh and [Pakistan] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan in 2021. This marked a significant expansion in the representation of these countries in the international beauty pageant scene. In 2021, Bangladesh made its debut at the Miss Grand International competition with [Marjana Chowdhury] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjana_Chowdhury being crowned as the first Miss Grand Bangladesh. This was a milestone for the country as it entered the prestigious pageant for the first time. The following year, in 2022, the organization continued to hold the franchise, further establishing its role in promoting beauty and cultural representation from Bangladesh and Pakistan on a global stage.

Miss Supranational

File:Miss Supranational 2024.jpg
She will represent Bangladesh at the [Miss Supranational 2024]

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization currently holds the franchise for [Miss Supranational] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Supranational Bangladesh and appointed [Towhida Tusnim Tifa] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towhida_Tusnim_Tifa in May 2024 as Bangladesh’s debut queen for [Miss Supranational 2024] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Supranational_2024.

Notable Titleholders

Marjana Chowdhury: Miss Bangladesh US 2016, Miss Asia Pacific Bangladesh 2018 (Top 20), Miss Grand Bangladesh 2022 also Top 25 at [America’s Miss World] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Miss_World.

Towhida Tusnim Tifa: Miss Grand Bangladesh 2022, Miss Supranational Bangladesh 2024 (also 4th runner up at [Miss World Bangladesh] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_Bangladesh and top 10 at [Miss Universe Bangladesh] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Universe_Bangladesh.

Aneesa Sheikh: Miss Grand Pakistan 2022 also [Miss Michigan Teen USA] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Michigan_Teen_USA

Ramina Ashfaque: Miss Grand Pakistan 2021 also [Miss World Pakistan] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_Pakistan, [Miss World Florida] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_Florida, and [Miss Earth Pakistan] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Earth_Pakistan.

Sumaira Ahmed: Miss Bangladesh US 2015, the first-ever titleholder and founder of [the Sumaira Foundation] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sumaira_Foundation

Programs and Initiatives

The organization runs workshops, training programs, and mentorship initiatives aimed at personal and professional development. Community outreach projects and charity events are integral to its commitment to social causes.

Events and Activities

Annual pageants featuring talent showcases, interviews, and cultural presentations are highlights of the organization's calendar. Participating in internationally renowned competitions amplifies its global presence.

Cultural and Social Impact

Through its initiatives, the organization promotes Bangladeshi culture and supports social causes such as female empowerment and education.

Media and Public Relations

The Miss Bangladesh US Organization has garnered significant media coverage, reflecting its impact and efforts in promoting Bangladeshi culture and empowering women. Featured in various publications, it continues to amplify its message globally.


References

1. New Age Bangladesh: "Miss Universe Bangladesh Announces Top Ten Contestants"

 - [New Age Bangladesh] https://www.newagebd.net/article/131797/miss-universe-bangladesh-announces-top-ten-contestants


2. AS Colombia: "Miss Grand International 2022: Lista de Nominadas, Candidatas y Favoritas al Concurso de Belleza" [AS Colombia](https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-lista-de-nominadas-candidatas-y-favoritas-al-concurso-de-belleza-n/

3. Prothom Alo: "Tifa Contestant for Miss Grand International"

[Prothom Alo] https://archive.ph/20230903081210/https://www.prothomalony.com/news/1563


4.The Daily Star: "Bangladeshi Beauty Towhida Tusnim Tifa Shines at Paris Fashion Week"

 - [The Daily Star] https://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/news/bangladeshi-beauty-towhida-tusnim-tifa-shines-paris-fashion-week-the-face-bangladesh-3417911

5. Desh Rupantor : "Tifa from Bangladesh Will Walk in Paris Fashion Week" [Desh Rupantor] https://www.deshrupantor.com/453235/tifa-from-bangladesh-will-walk-in-paris-fashion-we


6. RTV Online: "Tifa Acting and Miss Grand Bangladesh" [RTV Online](https://www.rtvonline.com/entertainment/239775/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%8F-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE

7. Jagonews24: "Tifa Acting"  [Jagonews24] https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/427891

8. YouTube: "From the Ground Up Initiative by Towhida Tusnim Tifa

 - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRkw6Vvr_8s

For character mode editors in general, see Visual editor.
For the Wikipedia project page about the VisualEditor feature, see Wikipedia:VisualEditor.
VisualEditor
Developer(s)Wikimedia Foundation and Fandom, Inc.
Written inJavaScript, Node.js, PHP
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformMediaWiki extension
TypeWiki
LicenseMIT[1]
Websitewww.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor

VisualEditor (VE) is an online rich-text editor for MediaWiki-powered wikis that provides a direct visual way to edit pages based on the "what you see is what you get" principle. It was developed by the Wikimedia Foundation in partnership with Fandom.[2] In July 2013, it was enabled by default on several of the largest Wikipedia projects.[3][4]

The Wikimedia Foundation considered it the most challenging technical project to date, while The Economist has called it Wikipedia's "most significant change".[5] According to The Daily Dot, the Wikimedia Foundation's pursuit of wider participation may risk alienating existing editors.[6] In September 2013, English Wikipedia's VisualEditor was changed from opt-out to opt-in, following user complaints,[7][8] but it was returned to being available by default (for new registered users only) in October 2015 after further development.[9] A 2015 study by the Wikimedia Foundation found that VisualEditor failed to provide the anticipated benefits for new editors.[10]

Development

Main article: MediaWiki § Editing interface
'Editing makes me feel stupid' - user tests commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation from 2009 which demonstrate the difficulty that ordinary users were having with editing MediaWiki code.
In a presentation from Wikimania 2013, the team developing the software presented it to attendees

The original web-based Wikipedia editor provided by MediaWiki is a plain browser-based text editor, also called 'Source editor', where authors have to learn the wiki markup language to edit.[11] A what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) editor for Wikipedia had been planned for years in order to remove the need to learn the wiki markup language. It was hoped this would reduce the technical hurdle for would-be Wikipedians, enabling wider participation in editing, and was an attempt to reverse the decline in editor numbers of 50,000 in 2006 to 35,000 in 2011, having peaked in 2007.[5][6] It was part of a $1m project aimed at developing new features and making improvements.[5] A goal of the project is to allow both the former wiki markup editing and editing with the WYSIWYG VisualEditor.[12] According to Wikimedia Foundation's Jay Walsh, the hope is to redress under-represented contributions from Arabic, Portuguese, and Indic-language versions of the site.[6][note 1]

According to Wikimedia Foundation, "There are various reasons that lead existing and prospective contributors not to edit; among them, the complexity of wiki markup is a major issue. One of VisualEditor's goals is to empower knowledgeable and good-faith users to edit and become valuable members of the community, even if they're not wiki markup experts. We also hope that, with time, experienced editors will find VisualEditor useful for some of their editing tasks."[4] In 2012, Sue Gardner, the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, said "we don't think that the visual editor, in and of itself, is going to solve the challenge",[13] and Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales remarked "This is epically important".[14]

Rollout

MediaWiki is used by numerous wikis, with smaller sites originally conceived as being rolled out first.[15] VisualEditor was planned to be rolled out on the English-language Wikipedia for editors with registered accounts, and then for anonymous editors.[16] The alpha version was made available to select users in December 2012, widened to all registered users in April.[17] It was the default editor for users logged-into the English-language Wikipedia in July 2013.[4][6] It was subsequently made opt-in on the English-language Wikipedia in September 2013 due to community complaints over its stability, and implementation was buggy and had limitations[7][8] (though it remained active for most non-English Wikipedias).[18] In 2015, it completed its beta development phase and was again made available on English Wikipedia.[9][19]

Technical

The Wikimedia Foundation joined forces with Wikia to work on the project.[20] The implementation encountered challenges with the wiki markup language (the basis for Wikipedia articles), due to it being continuously extended over 12 years to include seldom-used rich and complex features making reproduction of the final article appearance dependent on many factors that were not easy to reproduce.[21] The technical implementation required improvements to MediaWiki in parsing, wiki markup language, the DOM and final HTML conversion.[22] A necessary component is a parser server called Parsoid[note 2] which was created to convert in both directions between wikitext and a format suitable for VisualEditor.[21] The Wikimedia Foundation considered VisualEditor its most challenging technical project to date.[5]

As of January 2021 supported web browsers include modern versions of Chromium (Chrome, Edge, Opera), Firefox, Midori, and Safari.[citation needed]

The VisualEditor MediaWiki extension is available for download by server operators and typically requires the latest version of MediaWiki, it is bundled since MediaWiki 1.35.[23]

Online rich-text editor

According to the VisualEditor team, the aim is "to create a reliable rich-text editor for MediaWiki",[18] a "visual editor" which is "WYSIWYG-like".[24] The implementation is split into a "core" online rich-text editor which can run independently of MediaWiki,[25] and a MediaWiki extension.[26]

Response

Responses to the introduction of the VisualEditor have greatly varied, with The Economist's L.M. calling it "the most significant change in Wikipedia's short history."[5]

Opposition

Some editors expressed concerns about the rollout and bugs, with the German Wikipedia community deciding to use an opt-in model instead of an opt-out one.[6][27] Irish Wikipedia administrator Oliver Moran, echoing concerns of other editors, said that users may feel belittled by the implication that "certain people" are confused by wiki markup and therefore need the VisualEditor, comparing the learning of wikitext favorably to Twitter's hashtag and @ (at sign) mention syntax.[28]

Three months after the rollout of the VisualEditor to the English Wikipedia, The Daily Dot reported that the Wikimedia Foundation had experienced backlash from long-time editors who deemed the editor "buggy and untested". Following discourse between the community and the foundation, Wikipedia administrator Kww overrode the foundation's rollout, making it opt-in, instead of opt-out. The Foundation did not revert the change, instead committing to further improving VisualEditor.[7][8]

Support

Softpedia ran an article titled "Wikipedia's New VisualEditor Is the Best Update in Years and You Can Make It Better".[29] The Register said that the update brings the foundation "a little closer to its goal of making it easier for anyone to create and edit Wikipedia articles."[17]

Research results

Aaron Halfaker, a research scientist at the Wikimedia Foundation, ran a controlled study on the effects of VisualEditor in May 2015. The study found that VisualEditor did not increase editor productivity, however reducing the burden upon existing editors. Editing took 18 seconds longer with VisualEditor before hitting save, and new editors were less likely to save their work. Halfaker however did ascribe these negative results as from editors testing the new system, not any real struggle.[10] A previous June 2013 controlled test — when VisualEditor was less mature — showed similar neutral and negative results.[30]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Respective Wikipedia websites: Arabic, Portuguese and Indic languages' Urdu, Hindi, Bihari, Gujarati
  2. ^ "Parsoid". MediaWiki. Archived from the original on 2014-11-25.

References

  1. ^ LICENSE.txt, VisualEditor source code repository
  2. ^ Andrew Webster (2012-06-22). "Wikimedia releases updated prototype for simplified visual editor". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  3. ^ "Wikipedia:VisualEditor". Wikipedia. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Emil Protalinski (2013-07-02). "Wikimedia rolls out WYSIWYG visual editor for logged-in users accessing Wikipedia articles in English". The Next Web. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  5. ^ a b c d e L.M. (2011-12-13). "Changes at Wikipedia: Seeing things". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  6. ^ a b c d e Tim Sampson (2012-07-04). "Will Wikipedia's pretty new editing software solve its recruitment crisis?". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  7. ^ a b c Andrew Orlowski (2013-09-25). "Revolting peasants force Wikipedia to cut'n'paste Visual Editor into the bin". The Register. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  8. ^ a b c Tim Sampson (2013-09-24). "Wikipedia faces revolt over VisualEditor". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  9. ^ a b Forrester, James (2015-09-01). "Gradual availability of VisualEditor for new users is now complete". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  10. ^ a b "VisualEditor's effect on newly registered editors/May 2015 study". Wikimedia.org. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  11. ^ Martin Brinkmann (2012-02-24). "Wikipedia Visual Editor Coming Soon". ghacks. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  12. ^ ehe (2011-12-14). "Wikimedia testing visual editor". h-online. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  13. ^ Megan Garber (2012-07-12). "On the Ugliness of Wikipedia". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  14. ^ Gene Ryan Briones (2012-06-21). "Wikimedia launches new prototype "visual editor" for Wikipedia". Ubergizmo. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  15. ^ Jamie Keene (2011-12-15). "Wikimedia Foundation previews simplified visual editor". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  16. ^ Gabriela Vatu (2013-06-06). "Wikipedia's Visual Editor to Be Rolled Out". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  17. ^ a b Simon Sharwood (2013-06-07). "Wikimedia edges closer to banishing Wikitext". The Register. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  18. ^ a b "VisualEditor". MediaWiki. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  19. ^ "Wikimedia Engineering 2015 Q1 Goals". MediaWiki. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  20. ^ Kirkburn (June 3, 2014). "VisualEditor - the past, present and future". Wikia Community Central. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  21. ^ a b djwm (2012-12-13). "VisualEditor launched in Wikipedia". h-online. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  22. ^ Sumana Harihareswara; Guillaume Paumier. "The Architecture of Open Source Applications (Volume 2): MediaWiki". aosabook.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  23. ^ "MediaWiki 1.35". MediaWiki. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  24. ^ "Project:VisualEditor testing/Welcome". MediaWiki. Archived from the original on Oct 23, 2022.
  25. ^ "wikimedia/VisualEditor". GitHub. 11 January 2022.
  26. ^ "wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-VisualEditor". GitHub. 11 January 2022.
  27. ^ Andrew Orlowski (2013-08-01). "Wikipedians say no to Jimmy's 'buggy' WYSIWYG editor". The Register. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  28. ^ Simonite, Tom (October 22, 2013). "The Decline of Wikipedia: Even As More People Than Ever Rely on It, Fewer People Create It". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  29. ^ Lucian Parfeni (2013-07-02). "Wikipedia's New VisualEditor Is the Best Update in Years and You Can Make It Better". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  30. ^ "Research:VisualEditor's effect on newly registered editors/June 2013 study". Wikimedia Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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