7 things you should know about Nobel Peace Prize winner

Malala Yousafzai is officially an icon after she was named winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize today, October 10.

The 17-year-old shares the award, worth $1.1 million, with Indian child rights campaigner, Kailash Satyarthi.

Malala has come a long way from being a young Pakistani  schoolgirl fighting for equal educational rights in country.

Here are 7 things you should know about her: