Beauty & The Burj

In this episode, we sit down with Miss Universe Pakistan Roma Riaz to discuss her life before pageantry, the challenges she faced, and the hate she encountered along the way. We dive into the highs and lows of pageants, what she’s learned, and how she hopes to inspire young Pakistani girls to believe in themselves and see their place in mainstream media. A story of resilience, empowerment, and...

Abbie Kadom has spent years quietly building Hope-Amel, a community-powered initiative that supports single mothers and families across the UAE. In this episode, she shares the moments that shaped her: growing up in Toronto, finding belonging in Dubai, navigating loss and motherhood, and discovering the purpose that would change everything. This is an honest and deeply human conversation about...

Gee’s story doesn’t start on a runway or in front of a camera. It begins in a tiny martial-arts academy above her home, where discipline was her daily oxygen and confidence wasn’t something she was born with, it was built.From a life that moved slowly to a city that never stops moving, Gee reveals the mindset shifts, the emotional rewiring, and the inner work that shaped her rise. It’s the kind...

Your gut might be the reason you feel tired, moody or bloated. Nutritionist Maria Escobar joins Beauty & The Burj to explain what your digestion, hormones and cravings are trying to tell you and how simple changes in your daily meals can completely shift your energy.She breaks down how to eat in sync with your cycle, what foods actually balance your hormones, why fiber is non-negotiable and...

In this cosy Beauty The Burj sleepover episode, Shereen chats with her pageant sister, Logina Salah about life after the Miss Universe spotlight, from Milan Fashion Week runways to rewriting beauty standards and launching her new children’s book The Shining Star.

In this episode of Beauty & The Burj, we sit down with Hanné Ripsaluoma, the Finnish founder and creative director of Dunesi, the Dubai-born fashion brand making conscious clothing cool again.From leaving a successful corporate career in telecoms to building a circular fashion label loved across the region, Hanné opens up about her design philosophy, the challenges of conscious production,...

When a Sudanese girl with a finance degree started posting cooking videos for fun, she had no idea it would make her one of Dubai’s most-watched creators. In this raw, unfiltered sleepover chat, Ola Elsharef opens up about building confidence in the age of hate, how trauma became her teacher, and what it really takes to survive the influencer industry in Dubai. It’s deep, funny, and painfully...