Vida Samadzai
Vida Samadzai (born February 22, 1978) is Miss Afghanistan 2003. Although, the Republic of Afghanistan never recognized Samadzai as Miss Afghanistan. As the first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant since 1974, her appearance in a red bikini in the 2003 edition of Miss Earth pageant created controversy in her native country.She also entered in fifth season of the reality television show Bigg Boss.
Samadzai, an ethnic pashton was born and raised in khost province, Afghanistan, and moved to the U.S. in 1996. She is a student at California State University, Fullerton and has a double major in Advertising and Speech Communications. She speaks five languages fluently and is involved with helping the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Her life ambition is to work for the United Nations and be a leader and helper for Afghan women whose rights were suppressed for over a decade.
Samadzai said her participation in the contest sent out a powerful message to her fellow countrywomen. Samadzai also helped found a US-based women’s charity that seeks to raise awareness of women’s rights and education in the Afghanistan.
She was the second Miss Afghanistan to take part in a beauty contest since Zohra Daoud was crowned Miss Afghanistan in 1974. Her participation in the Miss Earth beauty pageant in 2003 was condemned by the Afghan Supreme Court, saying such a display of the female body goes against Islamic law and Afghan culture. In particular, traditionalists objected to her appearance in a red bikini during the pageant’s press presentation. She was given a special “Beauty for a Cause” award at that year’s Miss Earth competition.
Her participation in the beauty contest can be considered to be a sharp contrast to the beliefs of the former Taliban regime, which demanded that women wear coverings, or burqas, from head to toe whenever they went out in public.
The following year, Samadzai returned to the Philippines. She was among the 11 jurors who helped choose Priscilla Meirelles as Miss Earth 2004. On coronation night, the young women’s rights activist wore a gown, saying: “I don’t know if they’ll have a problem this time because I’m not showing any skin or wearing a swimsuit”.
On May 1, 2005, Vida Samadzai won the [Ms. America] 2005-06 pageant.
On July 3, 2005 she represented the United States at Miss Tourism Queen International 2005, where she was named the first Miss Personality in the pageant’s history.
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she has a unique personality and daring & dashing beauty of the world. how can she out of hand of talibans ?
Dear sir,
i am mohammad mujtaba from afghanistan and i am journalist and i want to join the bigboss 5 with vida samadzai. i cant just in dari, pashto, and english and a little hindi…
if there is any chance for me to be a member of this seasion so please invite me i live in kabul afghanistan.
Regard’s
M. Mujtaba
i hate her she is also a bitch
hi to every 1
i am ASRAR f khost, Afghanistan, i proud on her, because it is n’t easy to get a chance for participate in big boss show, she is a talented and keen woman
Regard’s
Mr ASRAR.
Hello,
This is karim form khowst afghanistan(Mossa khail). What is the processes to join Session 5?
thank you.
It would be interesting to have a couple of entries who are from the common man category. It would bring an amazing twist to the bigg boss script. You could start with me.
man she loves amar because she told in one show ,hey guy this is my boyfriend,
VIDA IS VERY BEAUTYFULL&VERY SMART I LIKE VIDA NOW I AM A NOT SEE A BIG BOSS PLZ COME AGAIN IN WILD CARD ENTRY U R ONLY ONE GIRL WHO IS VERY BEAUTYFULL I LIKE U VIDA