Miss Pakistan Competes For Miss Tourism Queen 2009

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By Staff

Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 14:43

With unsettling internal crisis in Pakistan, one would assume that the country is fast getting into the clutches of the Muslim fundamentalist. However, now with the Miss Pakistan World 2009 out to compete in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2009, it maybe is time to reconsider the views.

The 5 feet 7 inches tall beauty from Lahore holds a masters in English from Washington DC and would be competing with 81 other beauties from around the world in the Miss Tourism Queen contest in Shanghai.

When asked about how she feels representing Pakistan on such a large scale, Ayesha Gilani said, " I am so honoured that I have got this title and am representing Pakistan, as it is today Pakistan needs a very moderate and liberal representation for the world to see."

Fondly called "Ash" by her friends, the Pakistani beauty adds ,"It is in my hands now to educate the 81 countries about my nation and remove stereotypes about Pakistanis. I will try my best and hopefully those 81 representatives can go further and change their little world about us in their respective countries."

Sonia Ahmed, President of Miss Pakistan World said, "It is very important to keep Pakistan's pageant industry alive amongst all the turmoil Pakistan faces on a daily basis. We are dedicated to prolonging the pageant industry and keeping it as active as possible. With Ayesha Gilani going to international beauty pageants, this shows that we are still going head strong."

While a proud Ayesha, who became the 7th Miss Pakistan on June 27 in Ontario, says Winning is not very important to me, but being there wearing my country's sash is what I'm looking forward to."

Miss Tourism Queen International was founded by Mr. Charlie See. Since 1949, there have been more than 80 countries occasionally holding this competition for their Miss Tourism National Queen. In 1993, the Miss Tourism Queen International Organization held the first world final competition in Sri Lanka, and later in USA, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and many other countries as well. Miss Tourism Queen International contests have been held in China for six years from 2004 to 2009.

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