Mother-of-two to represent Pakistan in Miss World contest

[adi 101]

A married mother of two will go onto represent Pakistan in the Miss World contest this year after being crowned Miss Pakistan World 2008.

Saman Hasnain's crowning marks a time when modern and independent Pakistani women are doing all they can to gain a voice on the international stage.

Said Hasnain, who now lives in San Francisco with her family: "I would like to change the world’s perception of Pakistani women. It is important to raise funds and help resolve issues faced by Pakistan. I hope to act as a role model, and encourage, educate and motivate Pakistani women to help achieve a strong and progressive Pakistan."

The newly crowned Mrs Pakistan World 2008 is a real estate agent by trade, but has already worked diligently to aid a struggling Pakistan find its footing. She showed her charitable nature by helping build a school in a small village in Pakistan for 1000 children, and shown consistent support for DIL (Development in Literacy), all while volunteering at her children’s school in San Francisco. She plans to use her new title to increase her work and broaden her scope throughout the world.

Sonia Ahmed, president of Miss Canada Pakistan Inc, the organisation, which created Mrs. Pakistan World, said: "Our goal is to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress and help change the world.

"We created Miss Pakistan World in 2002 and we have seen our mission come to light as the crown winners have won several international titles and helped to prove that all Pakistani women can eventually have a positive and free-thinking future on a global scale."

She added: "Someone from western society may find it challenging to see how a beauty pageant would act as a means for women’s liberation, however for the women of Pakistan these pageants are a sign that there is a lot to look forward to in the progression of their country. A global voice is something that many of these women grew up not realising would be possible in their lifetime."

[12thMan]

any photos?

[Indiafan]

Are you sure it isnt the Mrs World contests? As far as I know, married women are not allowed in the Miss World contest

[shahzad_1]

Originally Posted by 12thMan any photos?

[nikred]

Originally Posted by Indiafan Are you sure it isnt the Mrs World contests? As far as I know, married women are not allowed in the Miss World contest

yeah even i thought thats the no.1 criteria for the miss world pagent.

[Aurangzeb]

"Our goal is to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress and help change the world."

changing the world by prancing around in a bikini and being judged on physical attractiveness? why not become a stripper and hold some real influence?

[pakistani_banda]

Originally Posted by shahzad_1

she doesnt even have the looks. i wonder how the other contestents looked like in the miss pakistan 2008

[adi 101]

Nah i'm quite sure it is miss world, don't know how she is going to win, she looks like a regular woman. Heres the link... http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/entert..._world_contest

[PakPassionate]

Originally Posted by pakistani_banda she doesnt even have the looks. i wonder how the other contestents looked like in the miss pakistan 2008

LOL
Yai bhi ek tareeqa hai Pakistan ko bad-naam karney ka.....aisi larki bhej rahy hain contest mai jis ko daikh ker log bolengy " Aye Haye Yai hai Pakistan ka Husn"



Jokes apart..... i don't think any Pakistani girl officialy allow tol go in Miss world contest. inshAllah aisa kabhe nahi hoga

[adi 101]

Shes on facebook, anyone else here on facebook might aswell try your luck and add her.

[shahzad_1]

Originally Posted by Aurangzeb "Our goal is to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress and help change the world." changing the world by prancing around in a bikini and being judged on physical attractiveness? why not become a stripper and hold some real influence?

true!
thats not our culture, whats wrong with these women now days? what are they trying to prove that I am mother of 2 kids and still attractive ?

Whats next?

[161]

Originally Posted by shahzad_1 true! thats not our culture, whats wrong with these women now days? what are they trying to prove that I am mother of 2 kids and still attractive ? Whats next?

that's horrible .. lets stone her !!!

[tmac4real]

wow pakistan needs to do alot better, that girl is not worthy of represanting a country. She's still pretty but mrs. world?

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by adi 101 Shes on facebook, anyone else here on facebook might aswell try your luck and add her.

Hmmm ... had a look at some of her friends. They are better looking.

[161]

jeez why are all u guys beating up on her looks ... i bet most of u couldn't attract a woman like that..

[pakistani_banda]

Originally Posted by kashif77 jeez why are all u guys beating up on her looks ... i bet most of u couldn't attract a woman like that..

can u ???

man i have seen women in pakistan , real misses on the road in shops doing their shopping who are better than her in every possible way.

[the Great Khan]

Originally Posted by Aurangzeb "Our goal is to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress and help change the world." changing the world by prancing around in a bikini and being judged on physical attractiveness? why not become a stripper and hold some real influence?

shut up you jahil mullah...why shouldnt our women prance around in bikini's!!..its modern, and enlightenend and im sure its not written in the quraan that you cant prance around in your undies in front of the world!!...im sure this woman will give a brilliant image to the world of Pakistani women!!..im sure she will provide a global voice to the downtrodden poor decent women in Pak who cant afford atta let alone a tv!...

[Gujar]

She's not all that. There's millions and millions of Pakistani girls and women who are much better looking, but why would they want to degrade themselves by putting their names for competitions such as this?

[hussain_0216]

This is what you get when you judge yourself against kaffir standards.....

She and her friends should do something worthwhile and show that Pakistani muslim women have standards, intelligence, morals and honour....

Prancing about in bits of strings which they call clothes demeans not only them but Pakistan as a whoal

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Just leave her alone... why do u ppl have to be so narrow-minded ? I think she pretty much has the right to wear anything and take part in any competition she wants to.

[161]

Originally Posted by pakistani_banda can u ???

Originally Posted by pakistani_banda man i have seen women in pakistan , real misses on the road in shops doing their shopping who are better than her in every possible way.

Well my point was that on one hand people criticize her for taking part in a beauty contest because it's unislamic ... yet then they go one to judge her looks and say she isn't pretty enough ?!?!?!



for example -

Originally Posted by Gujar She's not all that. There's millions and millions of Pakistani girls and women who are much better looking, but why would they want to degrade themselves by putting their names for competitions such as this?

the height of hypocrisy - isn't it ?

[Plasma]

Miss. Pakistan World is much better looking, she should have went.

[Aurangzeb]

pakistani women should follow the examples of arundhati roy, marie curie, or amy goodman if they have hopes of changing the world...not showcase themselves in meat market contests that confirm the stereotype of women as objects...

[DesiMunda]

Originally Posted by the Great Khan shut up you jahil mullah...why shouldnt our women prance around in bikini's!!..its modern, and enlightenend and im sure its not written in the quraan that you cant prance around in your undies in front of the world!!...im sure this woman will give a brilliant image to the world of Pakistani women!!..im sure she will provide a global voice to the downtrodden poor decent women in Pak who cant afford atta let alone a tv!...

I know you're being sarcastic, but I find it interesting that you think you own these women (cue the "our" bit).
Why do men call all women in their biradari,country,religion "our" women ?

[Plasma]

^^ It will take time dude, the west didn't all of a sudden let women into all high position jobs and allowed them to vote, it took years, centuries... Even after that, they were expected to stay at home, and this is just some 70 years back. Even in the 60s they used to be treated badly, for example people in england used to say im going back home to "the" wife. It will take time...

[nakhattak]

Originally Posted by Shoaib Akhtar's Fan Just leave her alone... why do u ppl have to be so narrow-minded ? I think she pretty much has the right to wear anything and take part in any competition she wants to.

The question, though, is does she also have a right to "represent" Pakistan when a majority doesn't want their country to associate with such "competitions".

[Inswinger]

Originally Posted by nakhattak The question, though, is does she also have a right to "represent" Pakistan when a majority doesn't want their country to associate with such "competitions".

Yeah. WHy cant see take par in this competition wearing a burkha??

[lodge_boy]

Originally Posted by pakistani_banda can u ??? man i have seen women in pakistan , real misses on the road in shops doing their shopping who are better than her in every possible way.

ture!
eve n i have seen so many pakistani gals better than her!

[Zechariah]

Miss world puts more emphasis on personality than looks, judging from the kind of women who have made the top 3 in the past.

[12thMan]

aaja nache lay. I salute the sacrifice and dedication to Pakistan

[MIG]

Originally Posted by Aurangzeb "Our goal is to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress and help change the world." changing the world by prancing around in a bikini and being judged on physical attractiveness? why not become a stripper and hold some real influence?

You sound like a Mullah and a terrorist - pls desist from such comments. The only way forward for Pak women is by such events. Well done to Saman and congrats to her husband as well

MashaALLAH

[Zechariah]

Originally Posted by MIG You sound like a Mullah and a terrorist - pls desist from such comments. The only way forward for Pak women is by such events. Well done to Saman and congrats to her husband as well MashaALLAH

I know eh MIG Bhai, you are correct. Khud jo marzi karo, miss world jaye to stripper ban gaye.

[MIG]

Larki naheen bhai - kissee kee ma aur kisse kee bahan aur kissee kee beweee

But good luck to her.

[the Great Khan]

Originally Posted by DesiMunda I know you're being sarcastic, but I find it interesting that you think you own these women (cue the "our" bit). Why do men call all women in their biradari,country,religion "our" women ?

excuse me but yes i was being sarcastic and when i mean our women i mean they are our sisters etc as Islam says we should see them as...thats the context under which i used the term..

on to the serious point...do people on this forum honestly and genuinley think that a woman that displays her self for some judges , who then proceed to judge her on her beauty(breasts,bum,curves,hair etc etc) is liberating women? why is it it liberating to display yourself to (lets be honest) a predominantley male agenda that sees women as mere sex objects?

you know the biggest trick the devil ever pulled was making people believe he doesnt exist...and thats what our male dominated world society has done with feminism and womens liberation..women are mere "****"objects who have been fooled into believing satisfying a 100 males or showing her beauty is liberating...the best liberation for a woman is to say "this is mine not yours" !! we have forgotten the lessons of the past, a liberated woman is one who has the power to say no to a man and then make that "no" count!!...

[JustAnotherFan]

It helps to just google her name ...

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/san-fran...28-19.html?xml

Toronto: San Francisco-based Saman Hasnain has been crowned the new Mrs Pakistan World 2008. The pageant, which is into its second year, was organised by Toronto-based Miss Canada Pakistan Inc. that has also been running Miss Pakistan World for Pakistan-origin girls worldwide since 2002. Hasnain, the 37-year-old mother of two and real estate agent by profession, was short-listed for the competition and crowned Mrs Pakistan World by voters online. She will now represent Pakistan in Mrs World 2008 and Mrs Globe 2008 pageants. "In my role, I would like to change the world's perception of Pakistani women. I hope to act as a role model, and encourage, educate and motivate Pakistani women to help achieve a strong and progressive Pakistan,” Hasnain said. She said she would also expand her charitable work in Pakistan where she has already built a school for 1,000 children and worked with an NGO Development in Literacy. Miss Pakistan and Mrs Pakistan organizer Sonia Ahmed told IANS: "The assassination of Benazir, who was the voice of modern Pakistani women, is a blow to us. But we want to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress." Hasnain's crowning, she said, was another step by modern Pakistani women to have a voice on the international stage. "Pakistani women are not what they are projected in the media. They are modern, progressive women who want to live an independent life," she said. Since Pakistan does not allow beauty pageants for religious reasons, Sonia said: "Liberal Pakistan-origin women have a platform in Canada to tell the world that they are among the most beautiful women in the world. We have a terrific response. Even hijab-clad girls and women apply for Miss Pakistan and Mrs Pakistan. But we reject them." Bikini parades, she said, are a must for those seeking to contest for Miss Pakistan, which is held some time in the middle of the year in Toronto. "We are making Mrs Pakistan a big pageant on the lines of Miss Pakistan. Right now, Mrs Pakistan contestants send us their photo portfolios. We hold phone interviews with them, quiz them and then shortlist them. Those short-listed vie for Mrs Pakistan as people vote online for them." Interestingly, Toronto, where the beauty pageant is based, was recently shocked when a Pakistani Canadian strangled to death his 16-year-old daughter, Aqsa Parvez, for refusing to wear a hijab.

[david_becks]

Miss World or Mrs World?

[nikred]

Originally Posted by Inswinger just so you know david becks is an indian not Pakistani

i know that. i am confused like him too, too much of mrs and miss going on here. How can a mrs pak represent pak in a miss world competition. Whereas as the rest of pak guys here are discussing like its a normal thing.

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by david_becks Miss World or Mrs World?

Uhm, Mrs!

If you want to see more on Mrs Pakistan and Miss Pakistan and some other stuff as well, look at.

http://misspakistanworldofficial.blogspot.com/

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherFan Uhm, Mrs! If you want to see more on Mrs Pakistan and Miss Pakistan and some other stuff as well, look at. http://misspakistanworldofficial.blogspot.com/

Bushra Jamil - Miss Pakistan Tourism is holding the flag upside down She is very accomodating and will try to sell it anyway possible. No fuss

And what can I say about Nida Khan - Queen of the World Paksitan. Is that a higher honor compared to Miss and Mrs.

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by 12thMan Bushra Jamil - Miss Pakistan Tourism is holding the flag upside down She is very accomodating and will try to sell it anyway possible. No fuss And what can I say about Nida Khan - Queen of the World Paksitan. Is that a higher honor compared to Miss and Mrs.

I was also trying to work out where the Queen of the World fits in ... do you need some royal lineage?

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherFan Uhm, Mrs! If you want to see more on Mrs Pakistan and Miss Pakistan and some other stuff as well, look at. http://misspakistanworldofficial.blogspot.com/

lol you have set your homepage to http://misspakistanworldofficial.blogspot.com/

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by david_becks lol you have set your homepage to http://misspakistanworldofficial.blogspot.com/

naah, it is set to www.google.com ... you would be amazed what you can find by just entering a person's name

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherFan naah, it is set to www.google.com ... you would be amazed what you can find by just entering a person's name

Thanks for telling. But first word that came from my mouth the day i born was gggggg gggooo ggggle

[Disco_Lemonade]

amazing what makeup can do...

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by uzzie01 amazing what makeup can do...

you are right crimemaster gogo

[pakistani_banda]

when i was looking ath the pics, i wanted to laugh my lungs out. man these so called liberated women look soooooo funny. maybe its because u cant imagine any pakistani in any pagent, and let alone wearing a bikini.

[Plasma]

Originally Posted by david_becks you are right crimemaster gogo

you would know eh

[siddharth]

Originally Posted by uzzie01 amazing what makeup can do...

Amazing.... changing humans to ghosts

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by siddharth Amazing.... changing humans to ghosts

you are wrong its changing ghosts to humans

[Inswinger]

If she ever logged onto PP and read this thread she would get out of the contest in a second.

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by pakistani_banda when i was looking ath the pics, i wanted to laugh my lungs out. man these so called liberated women look soooooo funny. maybe its because u cant imagine any pakistani in any pagent, and let alone wearing a bikini.

Maybe think of things in the inverse ...

I can't imagine my wife wearing a burqa, hijaq or "burkini".

[the SHA]

You sound like a Mullah and a terrorist - pls desist from such comments. The only way forward for Pak women is by such events. Well done to Saman and congrats to her husband as well MashaALLAH

You think if Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was around today, he wouldve said 'mashaAllah' to this? Please tell me you're kidding?!

[deviously~fading~away]

Originally Posted by the SHA You think if Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was around today, he wouldve said 'mashaAllah' to this? Please tell me you're kidding?!

"Sarcasm"

[deviously~fading~away]

man these so called liberated women look soooooo funny

...

[jiripoca]

She is really good looking, what are you guys moaning about.
There may be millions of better looking girls in Pakistan, in fact Im sure there are, but if they tried to do what she is doing they would get stoned or executed.
Its no good having beauty if its always hidden away.

[161]

general question - what is miss world ?

i thought miss universe was the real pageant ?

idk..

correct me if i am wrong.

[madaboutlfc]

Originally Posted by jiripoca She is really good looking, what are you guys moaning about. There may be millions of better looking girls in Pakistan, in fact Im sure there are, but if they tried to do what she is doing they would get stoned or executed. Its no good having beauty if its always hidden away.

she is quite goodlooking.. i was expecting someone really ugly and for a 38yr old shes a certified Milf..

What i find more funny is people commenting on her looks are probably absolute munters and get by just a handjob..

[Master Blaster]

She ain't ugly, but there is absolutely nothing special about her looks. She's one of those 100s you see daily. Nothing special nor different !!

[FAQ]

Any Pakistani woman who is ready to strip becomes something.

[jiripoca]

Originally Posted by FAQ Any Pakistani woman who is ready to strip becomes something.

Yes, very sexy....