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Woman of the week

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is our Woman of the week! The tennis ace has recently been chosen as the Goodwill Ambassador by UN Women following the International Day for Violence Against Women.
#Tennis player @MirzaSania new Goodwill Ambassador @unwomenindia & #SouthAsia! http://t.co/iOGQg1Ppc1 #orangeurhood pic.twitter.com/sWQb54Vs0T

— UN Women (@UN_Women) November 25, 2014

Twitter fans are already raving about Sania, who is married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar (pictured above).

#SaniaMirza role model for girls all over the world: UN Sania, a youth icon: http://t.co/tg9DUAieS0 pic.twitter.com/P0zs16xuK5

— EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) November 26, 2014

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27.11.2014 | 12:40

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