Miss Pakistan World

Miss Pakistan World
Miss Pakistan World
Motto Celebrate the woman in you!
Formation 2002
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Toronto
Location Canada
Official languages English, Urdu
President Sonia Ahmed
Website Mrs. Pakistan Official website

Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant held in Mississauga, Ontario. Its contestants are women with mostly Pakistani heritage from Pakistan, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The winner represents Pakistan in Miss Earth pageant and other events.[1]

The winners of Miss Pakistan World 2011 looking at audience.

Contents

History

Founded in 2002 by Toronto entrepreneur Sonia Ahmed, and in its first year called "Miss Canada Pakistan", the contest is held in Canada because beauty pageants are highly controversial in Pakistan and if it were held there, security for contestants would be too problematic.[1] According to Ahmed, "Pakistan's slow changing movement to liberate its women forbids such events from taking place on its soil."[2] The name of the pageant was changed to Miss Pakistan World, when contestants from around the world started applying for the title. It is the only pageant existing for Pakistani women.

Eligibility criteria

Sex: Female (natural)
Age range: 18 to 29
Marital status: Single
Height: at least 5'7"
Skills: speak English/Urdu, modeling experience or some experience
Additional attributes: photogenic, good physique, good personality, good character, enthusiastic

Controversy

The pageant has been criticized by Pakistani feminist Amna Buttar of the Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Human Rights, who wrote in an email to the New York Times:

"In Pakistan, we are trying to get basic rights for women: right to marry, right to divorce, equal opportunity for job and education, and issues like Miss Pakistan create problems for this movement. An average Pakistani young woman does not want to wear a bikini in public, and for her it is important to have equal opportunity and all focus should be on that, and not on a pageant where only the elite can participate."[1]

The pageant also fell into some controversy when it was held in the month of Ramadan as well as when the floods effected Pakistan 3 weeks prior to the event.[3][4] "[5] [6]

Mrs. Pakistan World

In 2006 Mrs. Pakistan World, for married women, was created as a spin-off. Both the Miss Pakistan World and the Mrs. Pakistan World pageant were created on the basis of issues faced by women in Pakistan.

Winners

References

See also

External links


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