This Beauty Queen Just Made it as The First Hijabi Miss UK Finalist!

By Summer El-Morally On Sep 5, 2018

Hijabis are making firsts one after the other, and the beauty pageant community is becoming the next place to accept and portray diversity, as the 20-year-old hijabi, Sara Iftekhar is the first hijab-wearing Finalist of the Miss England beauty pageant.

Can we appreciate the face beat that I did on this beauty she’s unreal ?? #misshuddersfield #missenglandfinalist #model #modelling #photoshoot

A post shared by S A R A? (@sara_iftekhar) on Aug 7, 2018 at 1:04pm PDT

Iftekhar, a law Student from Northen England with a Pakistani descent competed against 49 other contestants at Kelham Hall in Newark, Nottinghamshire on Monday night. Sara wore an elegant blue gown, with flower embellishments, and an eccentric black turban, along with an oversized ruffled headpiece at the top of her head.

My eco dress for the Miss England 2018 Finals ?? (Thank you all for the nice messages, I really do appreciate it?) @wedoethicalliving @missenglandnews #missengland #misshuddersfield #eco #ecodress #saraiftekhar

A post shared by S A R A? (@sara_iftekhar) on Sep 3, 2018 at 3:05pm PDT

While Iftekhar will not be crowned as Miss England, she has made headlines for her bold move in joining England’s beauty pageant, and she managed to attract the eyes and hearts of the audience all over the world. Sara currently works as a Makeup Artist and won the Miss Huddersfield 2018 in July. She is so thrilled about being a Finalist in Miss England as it is an opportunity that she will be forever grateful for.

WE SAID THIS: Iftekhar might not be taking the crown home in the pageant but she definitely won our hearts!