Yahoo Lifestyle Malala Yousafzai Collects Her Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousafzai. Photo: Getty Images.
Malala Yousafzai, the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, collected her award overnight in Oslo at a star-studded ceremony.
The 17-year old, who was shot in the head by the Taliban at age 14, was joined by two school friends who were with her at the time of the incident.
"The terrorists tried to stop us," Yousafzai said on stage. "Neither their ideas nor their bullets could win. We survived. And since that day, our voices have grown louder and louder." Yousafzai stressed that her award was for "forgotten children who want education."
Youfsafzai, who won the accolade in conjunction with Kailash Satyarthi, 60, of India, spoke of her nomination in July, saying she thought she didn't deserve it.
"Last year, I said that I do not deserve it, and I still say that because I have started a campaign and it's not over yet," she told ABC News' Amy Robach. "It's not completed yet. And when I see that I have done something and I have achieved this big goal which I always dreamed for, then I'll think that OK, now I deserve it."
Considering the strides Yousafzai has made towards improving the lives of women, we suspect there's big things in her future - which may even mean becoming Prime Minister of Pakistan if she has her way.
"I want to serve my country and my dream is that my country becomes a developed country and I see every child get an education," Malala told BBC HARDtalk.
"If I can serve my country best through politics and through becoming a prime minister then I would definitely choose that."
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