Jonavi Raisa Quiray School and taught about the importance of saving money and also shared stories and tips on how to care for the environment. Quiray made history when she was crowned as the first ever Miss ASEAN TV Charm winner, besting 16 candidates from other Southeast Asian nations held from March 17–22, 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She also won the "Best in Ao Dai Costume" competition, a traditional Vietnamese long dress for women. Quiray participated in the national beauty pageant Mutya ng Pilipinas and received the grand title Mutya ng Pilipinas International 2008 which was held on December 7,
Kurdish women the unstable situation of country, fighting against FGM has been difficult for authorities of Iraq. During World War I, Kurdish women suffered from attacks of Russian and Turkish armies. In 1915, Russian army massacred the male population of Mahabad and abused two hundred women. Reza Shah issued his decree for coercive unveiling of women in 1936. Government treated the colorful traditional Kurdish female custome as "ugly and dirty" and it had to be replaced with "civilized" (i.e. Western) dress. Kurds called this forced dress as Ajami rather than European. Republic of Mahabad encouraged women's participation in public life and KDPI