Muslim beauty queen will become the FIRST Miss England contestant to wear a hijab – and reveals she might NOT take part in the competition’s swimwear round
Saturday, Mar 31st 2018
- Maria Mahmood, 20, has made it through to the semi-finals of Miss England
- The Muslim beauty queen will be the first contestant to compete in a hijab
- Maria, from Birmingham, is considering not taking part in the swimwear round
A Muslim beauty queen is set to become the first Miss England contestant to compete wearing a hijab.
Maria Mahmood, 20, came runner-up in the Miss Birmingham heat and has made it through to the semi-finals of the national competition.
If she is successful, Maria will then take part in the Miss England finals, with the winner going on to represent the nation in Miss World.
Maria, an aspiring social worker, said she wanted to challenge the negative stereotypes faced by Muslims and that she wanted to ‘represent diversity and multi-multiculturalism’.
Speaking to FEMAIL, the beauty queen added she is still undecided on whether she will take part in the contest’s swimwear competition.
While a Muslim woman has previously been crowned Miss England, Maria is the first hijab-wearer to take part.
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