# Hiam Amani Hafizuddin

Hiam 'Amani' Hafizuddin is an American-born beauty queen, entrepreneur and founder of Miss Bangladesh US Organization (formerly Miss Bangladesh USA). She founded Miss Bangladesh US at the age of eighteen and later became a national director for Asia's oldest and largest beauty pageant— Miss Asia Pacific International at the age of nineteen.

## Pageants
### Miss Bangladesh US Organization

While in her first semester of her freshman year of college, Hafizuddin founded the Miss Bangladesh US pageant.
She was inspired by the essence of pageantry—inspiring feminine empowerment and advocating for social justice. At the time, Bangladesh not having any pageants in place for women of that background, she decided to become the pioneer of pageantry for this demographic by creating Miss Bangladesh USA which later became renamed Miss Bangladesh US Organization.
In 2023, she led a rebrand of Miss Bangladesh US Organization into a pageant and talent management organization. Through this, she, alongside various female leaders from noteworthy industries, conducts learning and development workshops aimed at equipping Bangladeshi women with the skills and resources needed to succeed in their aspirations beyond pageantry, including corporate and educational pursuits.

### Miss Asia Pacific International

Hiam is the official National Director of Bangladesh for Miss Asia Pacific International. In 2016, at the age of 19, she became the youngest national director, marking Bangladesh's debut in the competition. This was also the first time in many years that Bangladesh participated in an international pageant. In 2018, her candidate Marjana Chowdhury placed in the top 20, achieving Bangladesh's highest placement in international pageantry to date.

### America's Miss World 2016

In July 2016, Hiam competed in the Miss World America competition. She gained significant international media recognition leading up to the competition for being the first woman of Bangladeshi descent to be competing in the pageant. Following, she contributed to the reinstatement of Miss World Bangladesh to allow women of Bangladesh to participate in the international pageant: Miss World for the first time in seventeen years.
Hiam was featured on various international media platforms for her involvement in promoting her Beauty with a Purpose project: Unity through Diversity. Her video was featured on NBC News and NBC Asian America honoring her dedication to promote inclusivity and recognition for Asian America people.

### Miss Grand International International

In 2021 and 2022 Hiam served as the official National Director of Bangladesh and Pakistan for Miss Grand International. Through her licensee of the franchise, she facilitated Bangladesh's debut participation in 2021 with the appointment of Marjana Chowdhury as the first Miss Grand Bangladesh.

### Miss Face of Beauty International

As of 2023, Hiam is the official National Director of Bangladesh for Face of Beauty International.

### Miss Supranational

Hiam is the official National Director of Bangladesh for Miss Supranational. Under her leadership, Bangladesh is set to make its debut at Miss Supranational 2024, marking a significant milestone in the country's participation in international pageantry.