Counterfeit Bikini Contestant!

Pakistan is opening an official inquiry into how a Pakistani-born woman living in the United States entered a bikini contest in China as "Miss Pakistan". The contestant was counterfeit, not the bikini. Confused yet?

Houston-based Mariyah Moten, 22, took part in the pageant in the Chinese resort of Beihai on August 28. She won a "Best in Media" title, for being the most photographed and interviewed contestant, according to media reports.

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.

"She is an American passport holder. She is an American national of Pakistani origin, so how did she get entry as a Pakistani?" he asked.

We can't blame the authorities wanting to take a look at Ms. Moten, either. (Gratuitous linkage is work safe.)

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  By Hami, Sunday, 10 September , 2006 @ 10:51 am

  well well look at few facts
  she wont in title “best in media” why coz zee tv and some kerala tv were covering her from head to toe to put sensational fire in pakistani muslims

  its just a dirty trick nothing else

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