But it comes as a surprise to know that this mélange of beauty and brains was a complete stranger to the word ‘pageant’ some time back. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Sarish revealed what inspired her to compete for the title. “I hadn’t watched a pageant in my life until I heard all the chatter about Nina Davuluri, the first Miss America of Indian descent to win the title,” she said. That led her to think, “if a pre-med student can put India on a global platform then what’s stopping a Pakistani law student from following suit?”