Erica Robin, 24, won the inaugural Miss Pakistan Universe pageant in the Maldives but faced criticism in her home country.
According to The Independent, everyone from religious leaders to conservative leaders criticized the pageant and Miss Robin’s participation, questioning her participation in the Miss Universe pageant held in El Salvador in November.
Erica Robin competed for the title along with Hira Inam (24), Jessica Wilson (28), Malika Alvi (19), and Sabrina Wasim (26) and was crowned on Thursday.
Anger in Pakistan Religious leaders fueled the anger. Conservative Pakistan said the incident was an insult to Pakistan.
Islamic scholar Taqi Usmani asked the government to take action against beauty pageant organizations.
He also wanted to dispel the idea that Ms Robin “represented Pakistan”. Politician Mushtaq Ahmed Khan told X (ex-Twitter): “Who is the creator of this beauty in Pakistan? Who is doing this shame?
“According to a report in The Independent, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kaklkar has instructed the country’s intelligence agency to investigate the organizations and show how they can control the situation.
The show uses its name without the approval of the state. Mr. Kakar called the Maldivian beauty pageant host a “disgrace” and “insulting and offensive to Pakistani women”.
What did Erica Robin say?
The 24-year-old beauty pageant told VOA that she believes this will be Pakistan’s first time competing and that she feels a great responsibility on her shoulders.
At the Miss Universe beauty pageant.” But I will not do anything that will harm the country’s reputation,” she added.
After winning the competition, Ms. Christian Robin shared his honor on Instagram. “We have a beautiful culture that the media doesn’t talk about.
Who organized it?
Yugen Group, a Dubai agency, organizes the beauty contest. The company published an ad in March inviting Pakistani women to apply.
The agency also owns the Miss Universe Bahrain and Miss Universe Egypt franchises, The Independent reported. Mrs. Robin is a professional model requested by hundreds of professionals. It first entered the top 10 and then the top five.