Mukhar Mai was sentenced to gang rape and public humiliation by a local council, back in 2002. But, instead of becoming a victim of her circumstances, Mai turned it into the cause she would fight against. She took her attackers to the Pakistan Supreme Court and never gave up her fight.

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“I want to be the voice of those women who face circumstances similar to what I did,” Mai had said in a statement to the Associated Press. “My message for my sisters is that we aren’t weak. We have a heart and a brain, we also think,” the 44-year-old added.

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Cut to the present, and the world is noticing Mai walking the ramp—as confident and graceful as ever—for Pakistani designer Rozina Munib who explained in a statement that the reason for choosing Mai as the showstopper was “to spread the message that rape shouldn’t put a full-stop to someone’s life”.

Here’s an Instagram video of Mai’s ramp walk:

What a #show !  #highlight of #fpw2016 was #rozinamuneeb 's #collection and her #iconic #Showstopper #mukhtara mai very #proudly #brought to you by Catwalk event management and productions  @rozinamunibofficial @friehaaltaf @catwalk_events #catwalkevents

A video posted by Catwalk Event Management (@catwalk_events) on Nov 1, 2016 at 10:34am PDT