Sonia Ahmed

Sonia Ahmed
سونیا احمد
Ahmed during the Miss Pakistan World Event
Born (1980-08-23) 23 August 1980 (age 44)
Sharq, Kuwait
Citizenship
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa (BBA)
Occupations
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
Years active2000–present
Title
Websitesoniaahmedofficial.com

Sonia Ahmed (Urdu: سونیا احمد) (born 23 August 1980) as Sonia Iqbal Ahmed, is a Kuwait-born[1] Canadian Pakistani and founder of Miss Canada Pakistan Inc., now known as Miss Pakistan World,[2][3] Mr. Pakistan World[4] and Mrs. Pakistan World[5] that were first held in 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

She established the Miss Pakistan pageant on the soil of Pakistan[6] in 2020[7] and crowned the first girl in Pakistan and in 2021, she established the Miss Trans Pakistan[8][9] pageant. Since 2020, the pageant is held in Lahore, Pakistan.

  1. ^ "Former beauty queens encourage young girls to join pageants".
  2. ^ a b Dominus, Susan (19 December 2008). "Pakistan May Not Be Ready For Its Beauty Queen". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ "DIVERSITY WATCH - Media - 2003 Archive". Diversitywatch.ryerson.ca. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ "The newly appointed Mr. Pakistan World 2021 is Syed Shah". Its South Asian. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "Porter: This beauty queen has brains and bite". Toronto Star. 14 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Sonia Ahmeds Vision Elevates Miss Pakistan to Global Prominence".
  7. ^ "Sonia Ahmed: A leading light in Pakistan's entertainment industry, beyond". 10 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Is change really in the air for Pakistan's transgender community? | Opinion". Newsweek. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  9. ^ NewsDesk (2021-05-24). "Shyraa Roy Crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2021". Oyeyeah. Retrieved 2021-12-22.