London: Prime Minister David Cameron praised her coolness under pressure. Bookmakers monitored her performance as they do election candidates. Television watchers admired her raspberry mille-feuille and soda-flavored cheesecakes, along with her blue chocolate peacock, and a mountain of eclairs in the form of a nun. The victory of Nadiya Jamir Hussain, a petite 30-year-old, head-scarf-wearing mother of three from northern England, in the wildly popular reality show The Great British Bake Off on Wednesday has been greeted by many in Britain as a symbol of immigration success, at a moment when the country's leaders, Cameron included, have expressed concerns that it has...
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