'Muscular is beautiful': Ammetta Malhotra flexes her beauty pageant credentials


No more beauty pageants but Ammetta has her eyes on grooming Malaysia's next supermodel.

When Ammetta Malhotra decided to take part in the Mrs Elite Universe beauty pageant a year ago, many people discouraged her, telling her that she was “too muscular” and didn’t fit the requirements of a beauty pageant contestant.

But far from being discouraged, the dismissive comments made the 46-year-old mother of three more determined than ever to compete in a beauty pageant … and win.

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