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Hammasa Kohistani pictures, photos, biography - first Muslim Miss England (2005) |
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Page 1 of 3 Hammasa Kohistani became the first ever Muslim girl to win Miss England beauty contest.
::Biography::
 Hammasa was not born in England, she is an ethnic Afghan who's parents fled Afghanistan war and spent her childhood in Uzbekistan. They subsequently moved to England here Hammasa began her new life.
Hammasa speaks six languages including Russian, her native Dari and French,
In August 2005 She caused a controversy among the Islamic community in England by entering the beauty contest.
And despite the criticism she beat 39 stunning girls at the glitzy two day event at Liverpool's Olympia last weekend. With pressure from the community to pull out, she stayed the course with the encouragement of her parents to ultimate success
Hammasa told the Gurdian news: "I never even considered pulling out. I’m not going to let someone else dictate my life.
"My parents were all for it and I was happy and that is the most important thing.
"I don’t think anyone has the right to tell me what to do because I don’t tell them what to do. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
"I will accept theirs so they should accept mine. I didn’t do anything wrong.
"My mother came from a background that oppressed women for decades. It made me realize that girls and women who have the chance to make their voices heard should make the most of the opportunity.
"It is great to have been given the chance to have my voice heard in a society such as Britain.
"Britain is a great country and it is one of the most powerful nations in the world. Winning is a really unbelievable achievement for me."
"We moved away from Afghanistan after the war broke out for our own safety.
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