Diya Ali, from Lahore, Pakistan will be representing Pakistan in Egypt this year.

·         Miss Eco International is an International Beauty competition that brings together representatives of different cultures and traditions from all over the world Its main objective is to promote the importance of saving our planet environmentally in addition to marketing tourism across the world. 

   

    This competition focuses on the wellness of the mind, body and spirit of all the candidates that represent all the countries from all over the world. This is Pakistan's second time participating in this prestigious pageant! 

    The first representative to represent Pakistan was Anzhelika Tahir for the year 2017 who won first runner up and for the year 2018 Diya Ali, from Lahore, Pakistan will be representing Pakistan in Egypt this year. As a representative of "Preserving the Environment," Diya Ali is busy planting trees and making sure that she makes sure that her part in keeping the environment safe. 

   In her words, Diya Ali says, " I am honored to be a part of the Miss Eco International pageant, and it has opened my eyes to looking at my environment in a different way. I believe that as human beings we need to respect our environment and keep it happy and alive." Please tell us about the organization that is arranging this for you! The organization is Miss Pakistan World, with its offices in Toronto, Canada and Lahore, Pakistan headed by Sonia Ahmed who has been running the Miss Pakistan World and Miss Pakistan events for 15 years. Along with that the Mr. Pakistan World and Mrs. Pakistan pageants are also organized by her company called Touchgate Global Inc. She is the official licence holder of Miss Eco International for Pakistan and hence has selected me to represent Pakistan in this international event. 

Sonia Ahmed

    What are your goals as Miss Eco International Pakistan 2018? 

    As a representative for Miss Eco International I would like to focus on the environmental issues Pakistan faces as a country in regards to pollution. My goal is to spread awareness in the world about Pakistan. Also I like to focus on plastic pollution and water pollution which is extreme in cities like Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan. I believe that if we use less plastic and increase the usage of re-usable bags then we will definitely see a decline in plastic pollution which kills a lot of marine life and birds. Our children don't get clean water to drink and this is very sad and I believe that we can create our own filtration systems in villages and cities to purify drinking water.

    My goal is to promote such causes and bring awareness about plastic and water pollution.

    

What are you doing you to help the environment? 

    Everyday when I wake up, I try to keep my life as simple as possible. I try to create less waste and when I cook, I try to use all parts of the vegetables and I also try to waste no water. Also as a personal choice, I am vegan and don't eat meat. I recycle as much as possible and make sure that I don't use plastic bags that contribute to plastic pollution. These are things I do on a personal level. But overall, I try to educate people about many environmental issues and I always try to plant more trees whenever I get a chance. What do you see for the future of this planet? I see that there is a huge scope for our people to preserve and help this planet. I am also very happy that there are new technologies evolving for the betterment of the planet. Also many people are understanding that being vegan is a better option for both health and the environment. I think that there is hope and that our planet will be green and healthy in the future and I am very happy for pageants like Miss Eco International that promote such good causes and I am thankful to the Miss Pakistan World organization and Sonia Ahmed for giving me this opportunity to take Pakistan's environmental issues further and bring about a change through awareness.