First Miss Pakistan Bikini – Mariyah Moten

Miss Bikini of the Universe

Miss Pakistan 2006

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Miss Bikini of the Universe

Mariyah Moten – Miss Pakistan Bikini

Mariyah Moten was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She later moved to the U.S. at the age of 5. Mariyah started her modeling career around the age of 16 when she signed with First Models a local modeling agency in the Houston and Los Angeles area.

Miss Moten started her pageant career when she participated in the Miss Pakistan World pageant held in Canada every year. After placing in the Top 5, Houston-based Mariyah Moten was sent off to represent Pakistan, (Islamic nation), in the Miss Bikini of the Universe pageant. She became the first ever to paticipate in a pageant of this nature, which caused an uproar among the Muslim nation. Mariyah received many death threats and was even banned from entering her own country. Mariyah won Miss Press/Best in Media attention since she was the most interviewed and photographed contestant. Mariyah later went on to participate in the Miss Asia International placing in the Top 3 and also won the Miss Charity title at the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant, representing Pakistan

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