Islam-a-bad Girl Not Real Pakistani, Say Gov't Officials

That's Mariyah Moten, a 22-year-old Houston resident who entered a Miss Bikini contest in China as a representative from Pakistan. Born and raised in Karachi, "where many women only go out in public covered in a veil," she's lived in the U.S. for the past eight years and, according to news reports, travels on an American passport.

So her participation as Miss Pakistan--she took home only an award for being the most interviewed contestant--has Islamabad P.O'ed:

A government official said Moten did not have permission to represent Pakistan, where many women only go out in public covered in a veil. The country does not hold beauty contests.

"We have asked our missions in Washington and Beijing to investigate this because it is against our policy, culture and religion," senior Culture Ministry official Abdul Hafeez Chaudhry told Reuters Thursday, referring to Moten's participation.

Finding bin Laden in a cave or stopping the Taliban? Eh, we're kind of swamped. Tracking down Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine? We're totally on it.

More here. And banal quotes from Moten and other pic here.

Comments

mk | September 7, 2006, 2:42pm | #

Apparently she wants to represent Pakistan in the World Cup as well.

oohlalasisicoocoo | September 7, 2006, 2:45pm | #

cups

basement dweller | September 7, 2006, 2:55pm | #

I'd, uh, pack her stani, if you know what I mean.

toshiro_mifune | September 7, 2006, 2:58pm | #

Her picture at least cuts down on the overwhelming amount of gay crammed into my eyeballs from mullet-boy and carpet humper at the top of the page.


more pix pls k thnx !

Sir Richard Burton | September 7, 2006, 3:03pm | #

I'd pray five times a day in her direction ...

Jeff P | September 7, 2006, 3:08pm | #

New word: Islamababes!

Any chance we, or the LP, or some other body can make a similar statement about the current Gov't?

"While (arguably) duly elected, Pres. Bush, Vice Pres. Cheney, and both houses of Congress are not actual Americans and do not represent us."

highnumber | September 7, 2006, 3:09pm | #

I need more pictures before I can decide if this story is significant to my life.

Tim Cavanaugh | September 7, 2006, 3:35pm | #

I dig the apartment wrestling-level quality of that photo.

Drew W | September 7, 2006, 3:46pm | #

Hi boys. My name's Mariyah. And I've been a very bad, bad, Islama-bad girl!

(Okay, so she's from Karachi, but that gave me nothing to work with.)

Drew W | September 7, 2006, 3:48pm | #

Whoops. Sorry for the re-pundancy. Should've read that hed more closely.

Stevo al-Darqli | September 7, 2006, 6:17pm | #

For her, I would erect a minaret!

Aresen | September 7, 2006, 6:25pm | #

Fortunately, the Pakistani Authorities did not see the photos of the guy who entered the "Mr Gay World" competition as "Mr. Pakistan." };)

Bob Z | September 7, 2006, 7:03pm | #

Re: The Apartment

You'll notice (or, based on the centerpiece, maybe you won't) that there's only water and Pepsi on the nightstand, so at least she's not violating that tenet of Islam.

rm2muv | September 7, 2006, 7:12pm | #

Permission or no permission, she gets my vote for best looking Pakistani 2006.

Lowdog | September 7, 2006, 7:29pm | #

I likee.

That doesn't look like an apartment, it looks like a hotel room. Although if it was my hotel room there'd be a number of other things visible on the table other than water and soda and the pretty girl.

Lamar | September 7, 2006, 7:47pm | #

"Okay, so she's from Karachi, but that gave me nothing to work with"
When I see her, I get an ache in my Karachi. Yeah, I guess you were right.

COOP | September 7, 2006, 8:46pm | #

(Jackie Gleason voice) Mmmm, I'd like to 'Paki' her 'Stani'! (/Jackie Gleason voice)

Ruthless | September 7, 2006, 9:57pm | #

kwais!

rm2muv | September 7, 2006, 11:05pm | #

Permission or no, Mariyah gets my vote for the Best Looking Pakistani Since Forever.

Grand Chalupa | September 8, 2006, 12:41am | #

Apparently she wants to represent Pakistan in the World Cup as well.

Wow, it took me a couple hours to realize what soccer had to do with this. I was going to major in math but now I think I'll switch to political science.

Mr. Nice Guy | September 8, 2006, 8:11am | #

Rackastani.

Jemez Hobbit | September 8, 2006, 10:42pm | #

A government official said . . . The country does not hold beauty contests

.. it's never too late to start ..

.. Hobbit

raghu | September 9, 2006, 2:28am | #

LOL Stupid Terrorist Porkistani Nation.

No wonder they called Pakistan has "Land of pure Shit"

Jawad | September 12, 2006, 4:45pm | #

well, moten u rocks.. neways... the city name is not islam-a-bad.. its a combine word.. islamabad.. if want to really want to slice it, for reading.. then its islam-abad.