First and foremost I want to say a big thank you to all those people that took the time out to

make the night what it was, I would also like to thank the whole Miss Somali team for all the

hard work and commitment they put into making the night the best it could have been! There

were a lot of barriers, many challenges and set-backs however they have done a great job.

A big thank you to the people who supported not just me, but all the girls and the event in

general and lastly I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family and friends for being

right behind me in promoting role models within the Somali community.

It was an amazing night and to this day I still get a

lot of people asking how I

felt when I won and to be totally frank I didn't even

 see it coming and

when the judges called out my name believe it or

not, I was astonished. I

really enjoyed myself and I felt I invested a lot of

 time and effort as well as

money; bespoke traditional dress. The other girls

that took part in the show

were all incredible and worked just as hard as me

so it was very close,

well done to them too. It was difficult as it was

only 5 of us rather than

the auditioned 12 however, it allowed more time

 for the team to dedicate to usand other aspects of

 the event.

In terms of the title, it may be argued that I do things  differently, but I don't feel that this title has changed me in the slightest  as I feel that one of
 the reasons as to why I was awarded this title was  because of my open mind and awareness of the problems that the Somali community face in our day
to day routines. So in that aspect I will always remain the

same but at the same time I gracefully accept that having a title such as this comes with responsibility and challenges that I truly intend to rise up to.

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