Standing
tall, with a physique like a mannequin, this half Pakistani and half Ukrainian
beauty is the first girl to be of mixed races representing Pakistan.
Anzhelika’s father belongs to Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan and her mother is
Ukrainian from Kiev, Ukraine. Anzhelika Tahir is Pakistan’s 13th Miss Pakistan
World to be crowned on the 31st of October, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.
Tell
us about yourself!
First
of all, I want to say, that I never thought that I could be a beauty queen
titleholder. I grow up in Kiev, Ukraine as my mother is Ukrainian and my father
is Pakistani. Since my childhood I’d always been an outsider. During my
elementary school days I didn’t have friends. Because of my skin color no one
wanted to sit with me at the desk. I remember clearly the moments when I used
to come home and take showers with a super hard sponge because somebody told me
that if I take a good shower I could become a white-skinned girl. I don’t
remember exactly when people became polite to me, maybe, in high school! I’m
lucky, because I’ve always had the support of my family. My life was always based
on the knowledge of arts and entertainment and I’ve studied at music schools,
and was always active at sports.
During
my modeling carrier I had got some opportunities in beauty pageants and tried
my luck. Sometimes I’d been too close to winning, sometimes too far from the
first place. I came to the Miss Pakistan World contest by chance. I always
thought that it’s impossible for a common person like me to win. And because of
my passion for travel I realized that it would be a good idea to try to
participate in the Miss Pakistan World 2015 beauty pageant and I ended up in
Toronto, Canada. You can’t imagine how nervous I was! It was the most exciting
moment of my life.
My
goal for this year is to represent my country Pakistan in international
contests, and to show the Pakistani beauty and the positive image of my country
and my Pakistani heritage. It would be such a great honor to be an ambassador
of Pakistan in the world arena. Thanks to the organizers, to all the honorable
judges and to everybody who supported me for this unique opportunity! Today I
am proud of being that half Pakistani and half Ukrainian girl who is
representing Pakistan as Miss Pakistan World 2015!
How
does it feel being crowned as Miss Pakistan World?
I
feel so excited and blessed! I think that with this crowning begun a new phase
of my life. I’m very proud to represent my wonderful country in international
pageants and to share positive image of our land. This is an amazing way to
change people’s perception and their mind about Pakistan and show Pakistan in
the real form. I’m happy that I have the chance to do that. Since I won this
contest - any international winning for Pakistan is Pakistan’s win!
You
came as 2nd Runner-Up in World Miss University 2016, how was that experience?
That
was my first international pageant. I’m very happy that I took a part in the
World Miss University pageant, because it was such a lovely competition between
58 truly beautiful and smart ladies from all around the world! I spent two
weeks in China and had a wonderful time with all the girls there. Interesting fact about my being there - there
were English, Korean and Spanish translators, but there wasn’t any Russian translators.
Russian group was around 15 people and mostly no one understood what organizers
spoke as English was not their language. As I speak Russian as well, I was
always helping the organisers translate. So on the 7th day of my trip I became
an official Russian translator for my new friends. This was a very good pageant
because everyone was friendly to each other. I know that it’s very unusual as I
heard otherwise about pageants especially international ones. Every girl was
beautiful and a strong candidate to be crowned, so I wasn’t really expecting
that I’ll get a crown as a second runner up. I was just being myself and
enjoyed this unforgettable time. But when I heard my name on the stage I was
shocked! I can’t explain my feelings as to how proud I am of my Pakistani
heritage by this winning. This was the first international crown for Pakistan
and we paved the way for more victories for my country - Pakistan.
Part 2: Inspiring More from Anzhelika Tahir, Miss Asia Pacific World Pakistan 2016
(Photo Courtesy: Sonia Ahmed / Miss Pakistan World / Anzhelika Tahir)
Additional here:
(Photo Courtesy: Sonia Ahmed / Miss Pakistan World / Anzhelika Tahir)
Additional here:
Anzhelika Tahir - Miss Pakistan, Shining Green
Miss Pakistan Anzhelika Tahir, Wins Second Runner-Up in Miss Supertalent 2016
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