{"id":35735,"date":"2019-07-17T17:23:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=35735"},"modified":"2019-07-17T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:23:42","slug":"this-muslim-miss-england-contestant-is-breaking-stereotypes-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=35735","title":{"rendered":"This Muslim \u2018Miss England\u2019 contestant is breaking stereotypes. Here\u2019s how."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Meet Aysha Khan, a Miss England contestant who has made it through to the final stages of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Khan, a 21 year-old Muslim woman hailing from Blackburn, Lancashire, has redefined the rules by staying true to herself. Competing against 49 other contestants, she entered the swimsuit round, but instead chose to opt for a full-body swimming costume rather than a bikini.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I decided to enter the round this year, however I wanted to push forward the message that swimwear doesn\u2019t necessarily mean a bikini,&#8221; the Education Studies student wrote. &#8220;Empowerment can be felt in many different ways and can be promoted in many different ways. Some women may feel more confident showing more skin and some women feel more confident showing less \u2013 the message being; empowerment is a personal feeling, and not wearing a bikini does not mean I am not confident about my body.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Even though the swimsuit round was banned back in 2010, contestants now have an option to participate in the \u2018Miss Beach Beauty\u2019 competition. The winners of this round are then fast-tracked into the top 20 entries for the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Aysha Khan did want to participate without having to sport on a bikini. So instead, she decided to share with the world her unique take on fashion for this category.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to add, &#8220;I think other girls can see this and realise that they can do the same. Particularly because of my background, being Muslim too, I wanted to stay true to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winner for \u2018Miss England\u2019 will be crowned on August 1, but we are already rooting for Khan to take home the title!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/6141\/this-muslim-miss-england-contestant-is-breaking-stereotypes-heres-how\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Meet Aysha Khan, a Miss England contestant who has made it through to the final stages of the contest. 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