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Meet Erica Robin: Pakistan's first Miss Universe contestant
Updated On: 12 October, 2023 12:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Meet Erica Robin: In Miss Universe`s 72-year history, Pakistan has got its first-ever representative. However, her selection has not met positively by conservative voices
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Erica Robin, 24, has become the first ever Pakistani to represent the country at the Miss Universe pageant. The pageant started in the year 1952 and since then Pakistan has not seen a contestant representing the country. Robin, a christian who hails from the city of Karachi, was chosen as Miss Universe Pakistan among five finalists at a competition held in Maldives. However, Erica`s participation has met with severe backlash from the people of Pakistan. Conservative voices have claimed that Robin`s participation was made without the country`s consent.
Erica Robin was bone in Karachi in 1999. She did her schooling from St. Patrick`s Girls High School and then went to Government College of Commerce and Business Administration in Chandigarh. She has credited Pakistani model and actor Vaneeza Ahmed for encouraging her to get into modelling. She has been part of various shoots and fashion shows of Pakistani brands ever since she started modelling in 2020.
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