Pakistan will nominate candidates for the Miss Universe finale for the first time. But in the Muslim-majority country, the news outraged a large section of the population, so much so that Prime Minister Anwar ul-Haq Kakar even ordered an investigation.
Her name is Erica Robin, she is 24 years old and has a degree in Economics. She belongs to the Christian religion and is originally from the city of Karachi. She had to participate in a competition held in the Maldives to represent her country. Beauty pageants for women are very rare in Pakistan, and in the 72-year-old Miss Universe pageant, no Pakistani woman has made it to the final stage.
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The one who broke the deadlock was Yugen Group, a Dubai-based company, which acquired the franchising rights of Miss Universe Pakistan after Bahrain and Egypt. To avoid problems with the authorities in Islamabad, the event was held abroad and received a large number of applications, according to the organisers. Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of the Jamaat-e-Islami party called it a “disgrace”.
Robin doesn’t seem worried about the controversy: “It’s great to represent Pakistan. But I don’t understand where the negative reactions are coming from. Maybe because a woman is parading around in a swimsuit in a room full of men,” she told the BBC. . “I am not breaking any law by representing Pakistan on the global platform. I am doing my bit against such stereotypes,” she added.
Robin has support from members of the Pakistani entertainment scene, such as model Vaneeza Ahmed: “If these guys are happy with international competitions called ‘Mr Pakistan’, why would they have a problem with a woman’s results?” he wrote on /Twitter.
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