Roma Riaz, Pakistan’s representative at this year’s Miss Universe pageant in Thailand, posted a reel on Instagram addressing people who have been criticising her online for not looking ‘Pakistani enough’. She said she will not “apologise for looking like my people”.
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Saying these comments often originated from colourism, which teaches people to “celebrate fairness and forget where [they] came from,” Riaz said she was Pakistani in her roots, her values and “
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