Misbah Yasin- Iqbal

Misbah Yasin- Iqbal
Born 1 June 1984
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Residence Houstan, Texas, USA
Occupation Actress, Model, Beauty Queen
Years active 2007–present
Known for Mrs. Pakistan World 2007
Children 3

Misbah Yasin- Iqbal (Urdu: مصبح اقبال‎), from Karachi, Pakistan, is a former Mrs. Pakistan World 2007 winner. She was the first Mrs. Pakistan World[1] to make history in the world.

Personal life

Misbah Yasin- Iqbal[2] is currently a certified medical assistant[3] as well as has an Associate's Degree in Science. She is a mother of twin girls and a boy.[4] Misbah was born in Karachi but moved to the United States when she was 11.

Mrs. Pakistan World 2007

Misbah Yasin[5] became the first ever winner of the Mrs. Pakistan World[6] pageant in 2007.[7] Hailing from Texas, USA, Misbah a native of Karachi, Pakistan went down in history as the first Mrs. Pakistan World.[8][9] After winning the title Misbah Yasin was sent off to represent Pakistan in the Mrs. World 2007 beauty pageant.

International pageants

Mrs. World

In December 2007[10] Misbah Yasin[11] competed in the Mrs. World[1] 2007 beauty pageant. This was the first time Pakistan participated in the Mrs. World[11] competition.[12] Misbah Yasin made history as the first ever contestant to represent Pakistan in an international beauty pageant as married women[2] were unheard of in the pageant world for representing Pakistan.

Other

Misbah Yasin[13][14] was invited to the Miss Pakistan World[15] 2014 and Mr. Pakistan World 2014 competition that took place in Toronto, Canada as a judge.[16] Misbah Yasin participated in American pageants as well.

Controversy

There was some controversy[17] over the 2 piece bikini[18] that was supposed to be worn by each contestant of the Mrs. World 2007 pageant but Misbah Yasin shrugged it off by saying that she would stick with a one piece. She said she loves Islam and is proud of her Pakistani culture, respects those who wear the hijab, is a liberal and looks up to Begum Sehba Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto as her role models.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Craig Malisow (2007-01-10). "Bikini Revolution - Page 3 - News - Houston - Houston Press". houstonpress.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Swim suit but no less - Manchester Evening News". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan Christian Post". pakistanchristianpost.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  4. ↑ "A Houston Lady is Mrs. Pakistan World 2007 - PakTribune". paktribune.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  5. ↑ "11th year goes strong for Miss Pakistan World - Yahoo Finance Canada". ca.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Mrs. Pakistan World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Shanzay Hayat crowned Miss Pakistan World 2013 | South Asian Focus". southasianfocus.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Pak model in 2007 - Oneindia Boldsky". boldsky.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  9. ↑ "22 year old Misbah Iqbal,Mrs Pakistan 2007 ...A mother of 3 childern.... [sic]Don't you think its ridiculous!! | tBlog.com". hotnews.tblog.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  10. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Pak women to participate in Mrs World 2007 contest - News Oneindia". news.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  11. ↑ "Mrs. World 2007 « Mrs. Pakistan World". mrspakistan.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  12. ↑ "Three beauty Queens to be present at MR/Miss Pakistan world 2013 | Pakistan Today". pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  13. ↑ "Misbah Iqbal’s Journey to Pakistan’s Pageant World! « Mrs. Pakistan World". mrspakistan.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  14. ↑ "Blast from the Past – Candid with Misbah Iqbal Mrs. Pakistan World! « Mrs. Pakistan World". mrspakistan.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  15. ↑ "Miss & Mr. Pakistan World 2013 | Life with Style". latestlifestyles.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  16. ↑ "Pak contestants in "Mrs World 2007" won’t wear two-piece swimsuit!". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  17. ↑ "Pakistani woman in "Mrs World 2007" contest won't wear two-piece swimsuit!". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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Preceded by
Non-Existent		 Mrs. Pakistan World
2007 		Succeeded by
Saman Hasnain