Candidates for the title of Mrs Universe are: From left to right Susan is in her middle age. Her elder daughter is married and has one small child, her younger daughter is finishing college. Her husband left her for a younger woman. Susan is now working as a librarian and helping her daughter with the child. Hayat was a teacher in Syria but was forced to flee with her two children. They survived the crossing of the Mediteranian and arrived in Germany. Hayat is now struggling to learn a new language, trying to find work and giving her children a future. Ausanat was forced into prostitution but managed to leave the red light districts with the help of a charity organisation. She is now finishing school and hopes for a better job to earn a living. Nala lost her mother to HIV when still quite young and was left to care for her younger siblings. She is now working as a health educator, travelling around, educating the women of the villages in matters of basic health care for their families and themselves.