Mariyah Moten, former Miss Pakistan presents awards in Las Vegas

 

Mariyah Moten in Las Vegas

Mariyah Moten, former Miss Pakistan invited as a VIP guest at the 5^th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants Award Ceremony to

present the awards.  On January 5, 2009 Award winning celebrity Chef Martin Yan hosted the Annual Award Show alongside Theresa Lin, Chinese radio & television show anchor and celebrity, Derek Uehara.   This glorious event was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Other distinguished guest includes Mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar B. Goodman.

 

Mariyah Moten with Mayor Oscas Goodman

Mariyah Moten graduated from University of Houston’s in 2008 with honors from the renowned hotel and restaurant management program at the Conrad N. Hilton College.  In addition, to her education she also completed her training in acting at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.  She was also recently crowned Miss Asia International 2^nd Runner Up.   Other notable pageants include

Miss Tourism Queen International and Miss Bikini of the Universe both in which she represented Pakistan. 

 

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.  Miss Bikini of Universe was held in Beihai, China where she was awarded Miss Press/Best in Media Attention for being the most photographed and interviewed girl in the entire pageant. 

This two day gala was filled with activities which included photo shoots, conference, award show, dinners, educational seminars, stage performances, interviews, and other social events.  She feels, “this was an exhilarating experience, the Asian community is very cordial and she was honored to be a part of this prestigious event for the second year.”   She continues to be an icon for the mainstream South Asian Community. 

 

Mariyah Moten is available for interviews upon request:

Contact Email:   info@mariyahamoten.com

Official Website:  www.mariyahamoten.com

 

Mariyah Moten – Miss Pakistan

Mariyah Moten won the Miss Charity title at the Miss Toursim Queen International Pageant.

Mariyah Moten won the Best in Media Attention title at the Miss Bikini of the Universe pageant.

Miss Asia International – 2nd Runner Up (Mariyah Moten)

Miss Pakistan wins first title of placing in the top 3 in an international pageant. 

Miss Asia International - Mariyah Moten

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