Mariyah Moten, is the first Pakistani girl who is representing Pakistan in the Miss Bikini competition this year. The third runner up in the Miss Pakistan World 2006 pageant, Mariyah has already competed in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2006 pageant that was held in China.
In the past Miss Pakistan's have represented Pakistan in Miss Earth, Miss Tourism International, World Miss University and this time Pakistanis have gone a notch further and competed in the Bikini pageant. According to the organizers, they feel that Pakistan is now ready for anything in terms of entertainment. "We are aiming to be the best in the world and Pakistan being a moderate country is actively participating in all forms of entertainment," said Sonia Ahmed, the organizer of Miss Pakistan World.Mariyah, the 22 year old Houston University Student will be participating in as many as 4 more international beauty pageants. The Pakistani beauties are ready to take off and hopefully win these titles, and bring pride to their country where pageants were a taboo once.

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