Mariyah Moten

{{short description|Pakistani model}}

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|birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan

|birth_name = Mariyah Ashraf Moten

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Mariyah Moten is a Pakistani American beauty pageant runner up 4 of Miss Pakistan World 2006.{{Cite web|last=Malisow|first=Craig|date=2007-01-11|title=Bikini Revolution|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/news/bikini-revolution-6544639|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Houston Press}}[http://www.fashioncentral.pk/pakistani/models/10-mariyah-moten/] Fashion Central

Biography

Mariyah was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved to the US with her family at the age of 5 and currently resides in the United States.{{cite web|title=Mariyah Moten|url=http://urduwire.com/people/Mariyah-Moten_265.aspx|accessdate=2 October 2014}} Mariyah Moten graduated from University of Houston in with a degree in hotel management.Oaklander, Mandy. Houston Press. Tuesday August 16, 2011. [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/08/indian_independence_day.php?page=1 1]. Retrieved on October 20, 2011. Moten is now married to an American and resides in Houston, Texas.

Beauty pageants

After placing Top 5 at the Miss Pakistan World,{{cite web|url=http://www.theasiantoday.com/PrintArticle.aspx?articleID%3D176 |title=The Asian Today Online - Photo Gallery - Awards for Asian Business Achievers |accessdate=2009-12-16 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132625/http://www.theasiantoday.com/PrintArticle.aspx?articleID=176 |archivedate=2011-07-16 }} The Asian Today a, the Miss Pakistan World organization sent Moten to represent Pakistan at the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant in 2006, where she won the Miss Charity Title among 87 other contestants.

Later that year she competed in the Miss Bikini of the Universe pageant[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/12/content_663256.htm] China Daily which was held in Beihai, China.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-first-Pak-Miss-Bikini/articleshow/1967632.cms|title=A first: Pak Miss Bikini | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=8 September 2006 }} This created an outrage among the Muslim community in Pakistan and all around the world. This was the first time a Pakistani girl has participated in a bikini pageant{{cite web|url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?153100 |title=Pakistan News Service - PakTribune |accessdate=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227221829/http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?153100 |archivedate=2007-02-27 }} Tribune (Pakistan) representing the Islamic majority nation. Due to this controversy, Mariyah Moten won the Best In Media/Miss Press title for being the most photographed and interviewed contestant in the entire pageant.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2006%5C09%5C03%5Cstory_3-9-2006_pg7_4 |title=Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan |accessdate=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422221606/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C09%5C03%5Cstory_3-9-2006_pg7_4 |archivedate=2007-04-22 }} Daily Times[http://www.dawn.com/2006/09/08/top16.htm] Dawn

Mariyah Moten, then represented Pakistan in a few other international pageants.{{cite web|url=http://www.missintercontinental.com/|title=MissIntercontinental.com - The most beautiful women of all continents|publisher=}}[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090922/world.htm] Tribune (India)

Controversy

In 2006, Mariyah Moten received criticism from Pakistani government officials for using the title Miss Pakistan Bikini. This was the first time a Pakistani girl participated in an international bikini beauty pageant overcoming the traditional barriers of the Islamic majority nation. Muslim leaders showed outrage when she won Best in Media.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/agents-of-change-or-miss-representations/articleshow/1973519.cms] Times of India Mariyah's controversy landed her on the cover[http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/beauty-queen-s-calendar-image-draws-hate-titles-1.156237] Gulf News of Sexy South Asian Girls 2007 calendar.[http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_from-miss-pak-to-the-sexy-sa-girls-of-2007_1075634] DNA India

See also

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