KARACHI: Pakistani ladies seems to be highly engrossed in making their country proud all over the world in diversified fields. Same goes for the beauty contests.

Dr Kapotaqkhy Chanchala and Areej Choudhry are the recent in line of Beauty pageant winners. Addressing to the presser today at Karachi Press Club, both beauty queens fervently called on the talented young girls of the country to show their appearance by participating in such contests as it will play a vital role in building and boosting the country's soft and the positive image across the world.

During a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, both winners gave an overview about the application procedure, selection system and rules and regulations to take part in these competitions.

Dr Chanchala, who is the reigning Miss Pakistan Universal 2023, recently came into limelight by taking the crown of the pageant, while Choudhry who arrived here from Islamabad is also the winner of a beauty contest.

During the interactive session, both beauty queens candidly shared their experiences to intrigue the young enthusiastic girls to explore new horizons.

Explaining the pageants, Dr Chanchala said that Pakistan was a part of almost all industries in the world and the pageant industry was one of these too. "It is the platform through which our girls find the way to represent their country the world over. They get a chance to communicate with their counterparts abroad and let them know how beautiful our country and the people are," Dr Chanchala added.

Both beauty queens also shared about the role of Miss Pakistan World Miss Sonia Ahmed, who is a Kuwait-born Canadian Pakistani and founder of Miss Canada Pakistan Inc. Dr Chanchala and Choudhry both praised Sonia for her unequivocal support throughout this journey.

Choudhry also praised Sonia for her services to the pageant world with regard to Pakistan's representation. She said that Sonia's pageant was established in the year 2002 and run through 2019 in Canada. "It was launched in Lahore in 2020. Since then various titles have been introduced to match international standards. Sonia now plans to bring international events to Pakistan," she shared.

Choudhry, who was the winner of Miss Pakistan World 2020-21, spoke about the title and how it works to represent Pakistan in a positive light. She also clarified that participating in pageants was different from modelling. "It was not about flaunting the dresses were not required. It was about representing the country worldwide," she said.

She also showered praises on Dr Chanchala for her resolutely pursuing the contest and winning the beauty crown, despite being a psychiatrist. "So, any girl, whether she is a doctor, lawyer, entrepreneur, nurse, anchor, etc and even married or a transwoman can participate in it," Choudhry opined.