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She also hopes to have her own abaya fashion line some day
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Mariam Mohamed, an Emirati beauty queen who has been crowned Miss Arab World UAE 2022, at ISSEI rooftop restaurant at Radisson Hotel Dubai Damac Hills. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Mohamed won Miss Arab World UAE and was crowned the second runner-up in Miss Arab World
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Mohamed is a University of Sydney graduate who grew up in Dubai
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Her interest in volunteering and fashion is what got her involved in pageantry
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Mohamed hopes to compete in Miss Influencer, a pageant held in the UAE that aims to empower women with a focus on raising awareness of global issues through social media
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She also hopes to have her own abaya fashion line some day
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Mariam Mohamed, an Emirati beauty queen who has been crowned Miss Arab World UAE 2022, at ISSEI rooftop restaurant at Radisson Hotel Dubai Damac Hills. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Mohamed won Miss Arab World UAE and was crowned the second runner-up in Miss Arab World
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Mohamed is a University of Sydney graduate who grew up in Dubai
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Her interest in volunteering and fashion is what got her involved in pageantry
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ITS3I74YYFDGROOFHY2GQEGFCE.jpg?smart=true&auth=9a90172ef6fec099b80adc4384d734fb87197ba2bd382e948afcc4318a2e12e7&width=400&height=225)
Mohamed hopes to compete in Miss Influencer, a pageant held in the UAE that aims to empower women with a focus on raising awareness of global issues through social media
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/453R6JGHOFAK7ASXNY3O5Y7RHY.jpg?smart=true&auth=90a307b5ce6d1abffec64d7cfa089ee0b3aa17399cad1159f7164c42db26d9a6&width=400&height=225)
She also hopes to have her own abaya fashion line some day
Meet Mariam Mohamed, the Emirati beauty queen who was crowned Miss Arab World UAE
She was also the second runner-up in the Miss Arab World 2022 competition
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Evelyn Lau
19 February, 2023
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