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Shahina Waseem
Shahina Waseem is a world champion competitive chilli eater from Uxbridge, Middlesex. As at November 2023, she had an unbeaten streak consisting of 97 consecutive wins in chilli eating competitions in the UK, USA and Belgium. She ranks second in the Official League of Fire (LOF) world ranking, which recognises “the best of the best chilli heads on the planet”. Personal life Waseem’s parents moved to the UK from Pakistan before she was born. She studied mechanical engineering with aeronautics at Brunel University London. After graduating in 2004 she started a property letting company. Competitive chilli eating Waseem’s first competitive chilli eating competition was in 2012 at the Kingston Food Festival. Her favourite pepper is the Thai Bird's eye chili. Of competitive chilli eating she said, “it’s a form of extreme competitive sport which is not affected by age or gender.” After her third win, in 2015, she described the experience of competing as ““the pain fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunel University London
Brunel University of London (BUL) is a Public university, public Research universities, research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It is named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a Victorian era, Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution. It became a university in June 1966, when Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a royal charter and became Brunel University; it is sometimes considered a plate glass university. In 2014 the university formally adopted the name Brunel University London, and in 2024 became the University of London's 17th member, adopting the trading name Brunel University of London. Since 2014 the university has been organised into three colleges: the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences; the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences; and the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. Brunel has over 16,000 students and 2,200 staff, and an annual income of £271.3 million (2021–22) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
