Annie Rupani
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Annie Rupani was crowned Miss Pakistan World
Miss Pakistan World
Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant held in Mississauga, Ontario. Its contestants are women with mostly Pakistani heritage from Pakistan, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom...

 2010 on 20 August 2010. This 21 year-old hailing from Sugarland, Houston, Texas USA is the eighth Miss Pakistan World.

Miss Pakistan World 2010

This beauty queen nicknamed, "Ramadan Queen," was crowned in the month of Ramadan and the Miss Pakistan World
Miss Pakistan World
Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant held in Mississauga, Ontario. Its contestants are women with mostly Pakistani heritage from Pakistan, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom...

 event itself drew upon a lot of media as it was being held in the crisis situation of the floods that were taking place in Pakistan. Rupani, bagged a title of Miss Perfect Ten for the best physique in the pageant as well as the winning title of Miss Pakistan World 2010.

Previous achievements

Rupani previously worked at Congressman Ted Poe
Ted Poe
Lloyd "Ted" Poe is a Republican politician currently representing Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes most of northern Houston, as well as most of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. He is the first Republican to ever...

's office, the Texas Office for State-Federal Relations, the Texas Governor’s office as well as at the United Nations as an intern. She is currently a Student Ambassador at the Howard Thurman Center at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

. She was also on the Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

 Mock Trial team and visited an elementary school weekly to help run their after school Girl Scouts program.

Rupani foundation

Rupani who along with her father has established the Rupani Foundation to create employment, promote equity participation, and reduce poverty in the mountain communities of South and Central Asia. The Foundation's objective is to create economic opportunities, knowledgeable leadership, and 'aristocracies of merit' for the marginalized communities, particularly women and youth. The main focus is to develop programs such as Gem Cutting and Polishing Training Centers and Early Childhood Education Centers for the growth of the people living in inaccessible areas. In her own words Annie Rupani says, "The one charity that is close to my heart is Rupani Foundation. My father created this charity in 2006 and with the help and support from those around us, we have been able to open doors for the people in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, particularly women. Rupani Foundation began by opening gem cutting and polishing centers which gave women training in how to cut and polish gems so as to create another source of income for their household. The number of centers has grown significantly and now Rupani Foundation is taking upon other projects such as early child development initiatives and hydro-electric power generation. Besides the fact that I am biased considering this is my family’s foundation, I have personally been to the mountainous areas of Pakistan and helped inaugurate these centers. I have personally spoken to the women whose lives are changing under these initiatives as they are being given opportunities for work outside of the house. The reason I support Rupani Foundation is because I strongly believe in its values and approach to create a higher standard of living for all in Pakistan."

Other news

In January 2011, Rupani openly supported Veena Malik
Veena Malik
Veena Malik is a Pakistani actress, model and comedienne. Over a span of ten years, she has worked with news channels and in movies, garnering accolades and acclaim for most of her performances. Malik has since established herself as a leading actress of Urdu cinema...

, a Pakistani actress who was being criticized for being on an Indian Television show, Bigg Boss (Indian TV series). Rupani spoke in defence for Malik and said that it was unfortunate for Pakistan to have a male dominated society in which women were being victimized. Rupani added that such clerics were targeting women in general so that they remain uneducated, submissive and weak. Rupani became one of the first few women to step up and support Malik.
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