Top  Pakistani Model | Mariyah Moten
Mariyah Moten
Mariyah was born in Karachi,  Pakistan.Mariyah Moten is one of the most popular and well known young model in  the world of media in Pakistan. She is a popular personality in  Pakistani youth. She moved to the US with her family at the age of 5 and  currently resides in the United States. Mariyah Moten graduated from University of Houston in 2008 with honors. 
 Mariyah Moten is one of the most popular and well known young model in  the world of media in Pakistan. She is a popular personality in  Pakistani youth.
                       Mariyah                Moten started modeling for local boutiques and charity fashions                shows at the age of 16. Few years later she signed on with First                Models Modeling Agency.
          
After placing Top 5 at the Miss Pakistan National Competition, she  went off to represent Pakistan at the Miss Tourism Queen International  pageant in 2006, where she won the Miss Charity Title among 87 other  contestants. Later that year she competed in the Miss Bikini of the Universe pageant which was held in Beihai,  China. 
                                                        This created an outrage among the Muslim community in Pakistan  and all around the world. This was the first time a Pakistani girl has  participated in a bikini pageant representing the Islamic nation. Due to  this controversy, Mariyah Moten won the Best In Media/Miss Press title  for being the most photographed and interviewed contestant in the entire  pageant.
A year later in 2007 Mariyah Moten participated in another pageant, Miss Asia International  2007 where she won 2nd Runner up, a huge victory for Pakistan since  this was the first time Pakistan placed in the Top 3 at an international  beauty contest In September 2009, Mariyah represented Pakistan in the  Miss Intercontinental which took place in Minsk, Belarus. Miss  Afghanishtan, Zallascht Sadat,  also took part in this beauty pageant making it the first time for two  Muslim contestants to take part in beauty pageant during the Muslim holy  month of Ramadan. The finals were held at the Football Manege Arena in Minsk. The 38th annual pageant was attended by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko and was shown live all over Europe by ONT TV. Mariyah Moten continues to model in the US and has attended the New York Film Academy Acting School to pursue an acting career.