During FPWSS 2018, actress Zara Noor Abbas walked for designer Fnkasia, and while her runway walk was albeit unique and fabulously fierce, (she stated she was depicting a ‘warrior princess’), a video later surfaced of a few Pakistani models mocking her.
Zara’s unique walk was bold, fierce and nothing short of sassy we say!
However model Areeba Habib later posted a private video of herself and her fellow models, all who were mocking Zara’s walk
The video went viral and broke Pakistani internet after Zara herself reposted it on her official Instagram account, with the following statement:
“Hey Dear Stunning Models!! You girls look amazing in this video and thank you for making me learn a few things about the world. Now i cant complain why women in the world have to fight so much for gender equality. That is because women don’t build women. They bash at eachother like this. It’s so sad. So so sad for all the people who are trying to empower women. They don’t know that it is the women who dont let eachother grow.
I am an Actor, not a model. I cant even imagine to be a model. It is so effortlessly amazing and tiring at the same time.
But as an entertainer, it is my job to entertain my audiences. And thats what i did with my walk which was based on the theme of a warrior princess thus the belt and the boots were incorporated in my outfit. That is why designers choose actors as showstoppers for their walks. To add more drama. Some liked it, some didn’t. My designer was happy and so was i.
But anyway, all the best for tonight. Run the world, Girls!!”
Areeba Habib issued an apology yesterday on her own Instagram following her statement, stating that she ‘respect[s] all women and their craft very much’
She apologized directly to Zara and took full responsibility for uploading the video of girls ‘having their own fun in their own time and space’ but admitted that it should not have been done ‘at someone’s expense, especially publically’
The model went on to apologize again as she brought it all upon herself, and to reprimand herself for ‘any convenience caused to Zara’
You can see the original post here.
Zara responded in the comments section with the same sturdy class as before
The post has divided many, with a few disagreeing and not buying the apology
With others commending Areeba for coming out with a formal apology
And lauding Zara, who responded to this apology with incredible dignity and grace
What are your thoughts on Areeba’s apology?