Naziah Ali

Naziah Ali (born March 4, 1982) is the reigning Miss India Fiji. She represented Fiji to the Miss India Worldwide Pageant in Durban, in February 2009. She is the first Indo Fijian from Fiji to represent Fiji to the pageant. Ali is of both Indian and Fijian origin. Her father is a third generation Indian and her mum a native Fijian from the province of Ba.

Ali works as the Communications and Publication Coordinator for the Advancing Gender Equality in Political Governance in the Pacific (GEPG) Programme for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

She worked for the Pacific Islands Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) from 2007 to 2008 as the Media and Communications Consultant. Prior to that Ali worked at a television journalist for Fiji Television Limited. She worked as a journalism and theatre arts tutor at the University of the South Pacific after graduating in 2004 with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism and Literature and Language from the same university.

Ali is also a fashion designer for the label, AHALI with partner Aliyah Jan. AHALI debuted its collection at the Fiji Fashion Week, held in Denarau, Fiji in December 2008.

She continues to work as a freelance journalist and contributor to a number of media organisations.

Awards

Miss India Fiji 2009

University of the South Pacific Journalism Student of the Year: 2004

Islands Business International Prize for Best Feature Story: 2004

Fiji Television Prize for the Best TV Journalism Student: 2004

Fiji Sun All Media Achievement Award: 2004

The Fiji Times Most Promising First Year Journalism Student: 2002

Reference

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http://fijidailypost.com/news.php?section=1&fijidailynews=21769 Retrieved on February 3, 2009

http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=0302096f2ad8754efe80464c181556 Retrieved on February 3, 2009

http://www.fijilive.com/news_new/index.php/news/show_news/13237 Retrieved on February 2, 2009

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=113440 Retrieved on February 2, 2009

http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/students/awards.html Retrieved on January 27, 2009

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=112487 Retrieved on January 27, 2009

http://www.missindiafiji.com/ Retrieved on January 27, 2009

http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/niusbeat/2007/070924_Fijicoup.shtml Retrieved on January 27, 2009

http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/7889 Retrieved on January 27, 2009

http://www.fijifashionweek.com/designers/ Retrieved on January 27, 2009