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Know more about Afghani beauty queen and British model Hammasa Kohistani, who has won several beauty pageants including the Miss England 2005.

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Hammasa Kohistani is a British model with Afghan roots, who came into limelight when she was crowned Miss England in the year 2005.

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Hammasa won the coveted Miss England 2005 title at the age of 18 after beating 39 other competitors. (Photo: Instagram)

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Kohistani became the first Muslim beauty contestant to be crowned as Miss England in 2005. (Photo: Instagram)

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Hammasa Kohistani faced several ups and downs in her personal and professional life, but she never gave up. (Photo: Instagram)

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Hammasa worked hard and surpassed all obstacles to reach the pinnacle of success in the modeling world. (Photo: Instagram)

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Kohistani’s childhood is strewn with the memories of Afghan civil war. (Photo: Instagram)

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Hammasa Kohistani was born in 1987 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where her parents had been living as Afghan refugees.

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A few years later, Kohistani was brought to Kabul by her parents where she spent her time in a conservative society. (Photo: Instagram)

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In year 1996, Hammasa Kohistani and her parents had to escape from Kabul to save their life from Taliban. (Photo: Instagram)

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This time, it was United Kingdom where they took a sigh of relief.

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