I think you misinterpreted my words as well.
Remember that I wrote "it's an improvement".
When (if) all afghan women can do the same, maybe I'll write, one day, "it's an achievement".
I said "maybe" simply because this sounds like egalitarianism utopia. Not all women approve this kind of contests and some women (quite a few indeed - hopefully) have other goals in life than parading in a red bikini in front of a, ahem, concerted photographer.
Obviously, the keywords in your hopes are: "if they want..."
I would certainly agree with that unconditionally. Actually, I'll go as far as saying that this is the main idea behind my initial post...