ISLAMABAD: A 22-year-old Pakistani beauty will represent her country at the upcoming Miss Earth pageant with a message of peace with an aim to put the nation on the map of the most beautiful women in the world.
Nosheen Idrees, a student of communications at the University of Sheffield who was the third runner-up in the Miss Pakistan World pageant in May, will represent her country at Miss Earth.
Idrees, who hails from Jhelum, hopes to bring back a title that can put Pakistan on the map of the most beautiful women in the world. She also wants to change the way the world looks at Pakistan and says that she may be able to spread the message of peace for her country and be a "great ambassador for youth".
"Pakistan is a country where the most beautiful women exist and it's a shame that it's not recognised for it," Idrees said in an emailed statement.
Sonia Ahmed, the founder of the Miss Pakistan World pageant, has sent Pakistani girls to 20 international pageants over the past five years despite all odds, including opposition from conservatives in Pakistan.
"The main mission is to continue with the effort to get Pakistan recognised as the country with the most talented and beautiful women in the world," Ahmed said.
Earlier this year, a former Miss Pakistan World, Mahleej Sarkari, was in the news for expressing her desire to date former President Pervez Musharraf. Sarkari was "berated for bringing a bad name to Pakistan" through her participation in beauty pageants and particularly her comments on Musharraf.
