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 pageant in 2007.^[6] Hailing from Texas, USA, Misbah a native of Karachi, Pakistan went down in history as the first Mrs. Pakistan World.^[7][8] 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^[9] Misbah Yasin^[10] competed in the Mrs. World^[1] 2007 beauty pageant. This was the first time Pakistan participated in the Mrs. World^[10] competition.^[11] 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^[12][13] was invited to the Miss Pakistan World^[14] 2014 and Mr. Pakistan World 2014 competition that took place in Toronto, Canada as a judge.^[15] Misbah Yasin participated in American pageants as well.

Controversy

There was some controversy^[16] over the 2 piece bikini^[17] 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. Craig Malisow (2007-01-10). "Bikini Revolution - Page 3 - News - Houston - Houston Press". houstonpress.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
2. "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. "Shanzay Hayat crowned Miss Pakistan World 2013 | South Asian Focus". southasianfocus.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
7. "Pak model in 2007 - Oneindia Boldsky". boldsky.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
8. "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.
9. "Community". pakistanlink.org. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
10. "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.

External links

• Mrs. Pakistan World Official Site
• Blog Official Blog