Miss Universe: It was described as “shameful” by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. Anwar ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, even ordered a probe. Particularly among Pakistani men, there has been vicious online discussion.
What, though, is motivating this outrage?
a female, 24 years old.
Pakistan’s first Miss Universe competitor was “shameful.”
At the Miss Universe competition, Christian Karachi resident Erica Robin will represent Pakistan, a country known for its extreme conservatism.
At a pageant held in the Maldives, Ms Robin was selected as Miss Universe Pakistan from among five finalists.
The Miss Universe Bahrain and Miss Universe Egypt franchise rights are also owned by the Dubai-based Yugen Group, which organized the competition. It said that there were “overwhelming” numbers of applicants for the Miss Universe Pakistan pageant.
El Salvador will host the Miss Universe competition finals in November.
criticism and backing
“Representing Pakistan feels fantastic. But I fail to comprehend the source of the backlash. I believe it is the notion that I would parade around a room full of males in a swimsuit,” Ms. Robin told the British broadcaster.
She is accused of representing a nation that does not want to be represented, particularly given the rarity of beauty pageants in Pakistan, which has a Muslim majority.
The most well-known is arguably Miss Pakistan World, a contest for ladies with Pakistani ancestry from all around the world. Prior to moving to Lahore in 2020, it was initially held in Toronto in 2002. Miss Pakistan Universal, Mrs. Pakistan Universal, and even Miss Trans Pakistan are a few of the competition’s many offshoots.
In the 72-year history of the contest, Pakistan has never submitted a candidate for Miss Universe.
Ms. Robin said that she was asked to choose one thing she wanted to accomplish for her country during the second stage of the pageant’s selection process, which was conducted through Zoom. “And I replied, I would want to change this mindset that Pakistan is a backward country.”
Given some of the negative reactions to her nomination, this might be challenging.
Nevertheless, Ms. Robin received congratulations from models, authors, and journalists equally. Journalist Mariana Babar praised Ms. Robin’s “beauty and brains” on X, formerly known as Twitter.
However, as the Pakistani model Vaneeza Ahmed, who was the one who initially inspired Ms. Robin to pursue modeling, said on Voice of America Urdu: “When these men are okay with international competitions called “Mister Pakistan,” why do they object to a woman’s accomplishment?”
