Tabassum Ferdous Shaon

Tabassum Ferdous Shaon represented Bangladesh at the 51st Miss World beauty pageant held in Sun City, South Africa on 16 November 2001. Shaon was selected by local tabloid Manabjamin and London Link Promotion as Miss Bangladesh.

Shaon, five-foot eight inch tall, is the youngest daughter of Nurul Islam Talukdar, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, and mother Jakera Islam. Apart from her studies she has a knack for traveling, dancing, swimming, music and handball. She has a very good command of English. She wants to serve the distressed children and women of Bangladesh as a lawyer in future.

In 2001, she worked as a model for 'Elite 2001 Promotion and Event Management'. She has appeared as a model at a number of fashion shows at home and abroad including French Fashion Week, Dhaka, in 1997, Under the Auspice of UNESCO in the US and London Fashion Week in 1998, Artist Collection and Arang Bridal Collection in 2000 and Bridal Asia Fashion Show in Delhi.