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File photo : Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai//AFP

It came as a surprise to many Thais when Miss Thailand Universe Anntonia Porsild mentioned the name of Malala Yousafzai during the top three rounds of the Miss Universe 2023 pageant held in El Salvador recently.

“If you could live one year in another woman’s shoes, who would you choose and why?”

Anntonia responded, “I would choose Malala Yousafzai, because I know the struggles she has had to deal with to get where she is today. She had to fight for women’s education and fight for all women to be able to stand strong and be the change and lead by example. If I could choose anyone, it would be her.”

Malala is a female Pakistani education activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17, making her the world’s youngest Nobel laureate.

She was born in Mingora, the largest city in the Swat Valley of…