First hijab wearing beauty queen in England?

A Muslim law student, 20, is set to become the first beauty queen to wear a hijab in the Miss England finals.

Sara Iftekhar from Huddersfield hopes to take the Miss England crown next week. By all means, she will be the first beauty queen to compete wearing a hijab.

Sara faces fierce competition from 49 other beauty queens to get a coveted spot to represent England at Miss World in China, said the Daily Mail.

The Muslim student said she ‘can’t even comprehend’ how ‘amazing it is’ to have reached the competition’s finals. “Alhamdullilah!”

She often shares pictures of herself wearing Pakistani fashion to her thousands of followers on Instagram.

‘It was an incredible experience and something which I will never be able to forget. These are opportunities which I would never have thought of and will forever be grateful for’.

The University of Huddersfield student started her own business aged 16. She is also using her publicity she’s gained from the competition to fundraise for Beauty with a Purpose.

The charity raises money to help unprivileged children around the world. It helps with things such as the Cleft Palate Teams in South America, Sri Lanka and Russia. Displaced children in Vietnam and those affected by natural disasters are also aided by the fund.

Writing on her GoFundMe page she said: ‘I participated in Miss 2018 in order to show that beauty doesn’t have a definition. Everyone is beautiful in their own ways, regardless of their weight, race, colour or shape.’

‘I still feel honoured to be one of the amazing girls in the top 50 chosen out of 22,000 women.

‘I just can’t wait to see where this journey takes me.”