Released on: March 29, 2008, 8:21 am

Press Release Author: Tamara Daniels PR

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Miss Pakistan World 2007, Mahleej Sarkari travels to China to
compete in the 4th largest beauty pageant in the world, Miss Tourism Queen
International admid mixed support.

Press Release Body: In Zhengzhou City, China, 128 young ladies from around the globe
are representing their country at the 4th largest International beauty pageant in
the world - Miss Tourism Queen International. The pageant, which is in its 59th
year, aims to promote tourism while celebrating entertainment and fashion from
around the world. The 3 week long event will bring ambassadors from across the
world together for a lesson in cultural unification and diplomacy.

Miss Pakistan World, Mahleej Sarkari is one who deems this experience especially
sacred. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Sarkari currently resides in Toronto where she
studied business and now owns her own spa business. Six years ago, a young girl
from Pakistan would have never thought it possible to become a beauty queen. The
pageant industry is still forbidden in her homeland, however great strides have been
made in the Western world to give Pakistan a voice on the international stage.

Crowning 6 winners since 2002, Miss Pakistan World founder, Sonia Ahmed says that
the direction her organization is moving shows a higher potential than she had hoped
for. Ahmed says, "On a local level, we have begun to gain great support throughout
the community and media. We are showing people that young women from Pakistan
deserve a voice and can do great things when given the chance. On an international
level, we have far surpassed our goals bringing home 6 international titles within
the past 6 years. The international community is supporting us, and seeing the
potential our new generation has to make a difference." Although some
fundamentalists throughout Pakistan still see this pageant as a cultural paradox on
the value system they so strongly hold, it is difficult to deny the desire that the
emerging generation of Pakistan have for greater equality and understanding from the
rest of the world.

With the political climate of today's Pakistan, Sarkari stands with over 120 nations
in China and the turmoil seems to fade for a moment. The results of the pageant
will not be revealed for another few weeks, but the greatest outcome will remain - a
chance for the countries of the world to come together for 3 weeks to celebrate
their own culture and more importantly, applaud one another's.

A new Miss Pakistan World will be crowned on May 23rd, 2008 at the Versailles
Convention Center in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.


Web Site: http://www.misspakistanworld.com

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