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Mariyah Moten
Mariyah Moten is a Pakistani American beauty pageant runner up 4 of Miss Pakistan World 2006.
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. Mariyah Moten graduated from University of Houston in with a degree in hotel management. Moten is now married to an American and resides in Houston, Texas.
Beauty pageants.
After placing Top 5 at the Miss Pakistan World, a, the
/Miss Press title for being the most photographed and interviewed contestant in the entire pageant.
Mariyah Moten, then represented Pakistan in a few other international pageants.
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 conservative Islamic nation. Muslim leaders showed outrage when she won Best in Media. Mariyah's controversy landed her on the cover of "