Pakistani supermodels have revealed their experiences, trials and triumphs of walking the runway in the Islamic republic.
Mehreen Syed, 26, one of the most popular and best-paid of Pakistan's new generation of catwalk, campaign and magazine cover stars, had to endure severe beatings at the hands of her uncle and brothers when she first voiced her desire to enter the profession, The Telegraph reported.
Aamina Haq, who was one of Pakistan's supermodels between 1995 and 2007, recalled how difficult it was for her father - former governor and chief minister of Punjab, Mustafa Khar - to deal with her showing off her body and rising to a higher level of fame than perhaps he had achieved. Aamina said she was initially disowned by her father, but was inspired by her mother.
"I started modelling in 1995 at that time things were very different, we had n't had terrorism, things were very open," she said.
"I started modelling in 1995 at that time things were very different, we had n't had terrorism, things were very open," she said.
