Pageant News Bureau - Pakistan Quest

A new Miss Pakistan Quest has been crowned in a glamorous hour-and-a-half evening, and unlike last year, this time everyone seems happy with the judges' choice: Natasha Newcombe. So the question is: Why did nobody envisage the Anglo-Pakistani beauty's victory?

Even the Miss Pakistan Quest Organization did not list her among the "front-runners" for this year's crown, nor did fans. Most people did think she would be a finalist, but no one risked to put Miss Newcombe all the way at the top of their lists, and rationales may be different.

However, Miss Newcombe excelled among the top 15 short-listed delegates for the crown and proved to be one of the most chic beauty queens of all times, and she won. To be Miss Pakistan won't be an easy task for her. Now she is not only an A-levels final year student with exams in June and November, but also a National Queen. She will represent her nation at Miss Earth.

With designer Omar Butt

She will certainly be put in the spotlight several times, and it will be interesting to see how she will handle questions regarding politics, damage to environment and other international issues surrounding Pakistan and the world. There is also a question of how she will continue the work of environmental protection in Pakistan, which was the work of the outgoing Miss Pakistan, Najah Ghassan, and is the main purpose of the Miss Pakistan Quest organization.

Seventeen-year-old Isheta, a striking beauty from Bengal, grabbed the first runner-up position, and another high school student, Rafia, went on to become the second runner-up of the national beauty pageant.

The pageant was held in a story style, depicting a typical Pakistani family with different roles for women. Up-and-coming designer Omar Butt did extremely well with his surpassingly creative wardrobe for the pageant and the preliminaries. Though Omar right now designs for some la mode socialites and film stars, he is desirous to work again with the organization. In a black evening gown designed by Omar, Ms. Ghassan looked stunning, though she was a little upset at losing her crown. Still, she really is looking forward to her trip to Malaysia in April for Miss Tourism Intercontinental, and we wish her the very best in all her future endeavors.

MISS PAKISTAN QUEST