Beauty gala Beyond Beautiful’s Day 1 was held on Friday with a stellar red carpet, graced by many celebrities, makeup artists, models and the who’s who of the beauty industry. The show was opened by Catwalk’s Frieha Altaf, who thanked all the people who made the event possible. Staying relevant to the forum, she reinforced that beauty was skin-deep and it is not just what one look on the outside. “This is not a beauty pageant. The idea of beauty is, if you are not beautiful inside than you are nothing. This is the reason, we gather here today, to celebrate all those who are beautiful from the inside as well as the outside; the people who are beyond beautiful,” she said. Some of the celebrities who presented the awards to the winners of Beyond Beautiful Gala Night included Meera Ji, Ali Kazmi, Nabila, Zeba Bakhtiar, Angeline Malik, Hina Dilpazeer, Sheheryar Munawar, HSY, Natasha Hussain and Hajra Khan among others After Frieha Altaf’s heart-warming welcome address, the show officially initiated with a soulful performance choreographed by Wahab Shah. Hosts of the evening Adnan Malik and Aamina Sheikh also introduced the concept of Beyond Beautiful expo. The award show was kicked off by Khadija Rehman from Generations and moved on to Robin Hood Sameer from Robin Hood Army, Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) recipient Shahzad Roy, Mushtaq Chappra, women’s cricket star Sana Mir, animal-rights campaigner Ayesha Chundrigar, Adnan Sarwar and Asim Abbasi, Leslie from Darul Sukun, healthcare professional Dr Farah Bari Khan and transgender persons representative Kami Sid. The National Institute of Child Care was also a part of the show. The institute’s ambassador Shaniera Akram was also present. Some of the celebrities who presented the awards to the stars of Beyond Beautiful Gala Night included Meera Irtiza, Ali Kazmi, Nabila, Zeba Bakhtiar, Angeline Malik, Hina Dilpazeer, Sheheryar Munawar, Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, Natasha Hussain and Hajra Khan among others. Altaf also paid a heartfelt tribute to late actress Roohi Bano. The hair show by Sabs for girls and by Sajid Mehmood for boys featured the contestants, including transgender persons, selected from the Beyond Beauty Model Hunt, who walked their first professional ramp. The show closed with a mystic performance of Amir Khusrow’s kalam by Fareed Ayaz. Day 2 of the event will be held today (Sunday) and the finale will be tomorrow (Monday). Both the days will feature brands, educational discussions and classes for the audience that want to understand how to feel and be beautiful. Catwalk is hosting Beyond Beautiful Awards & Expo under its initiative Catwalk Cares, which aims to empower beauty and education by sharing the life-changing techniques and giving out self-grooming sessions and scholarships to those who deserve. Published in Daily Times, January 27th 2019.