Beauty-Queen

Miss Iraq quits ‘cuz of death threats

by Haitham Sabbah April 13, 2006

What is the second hardest to find after a “prime minister” in Iraq? It is to find a “Beauty Queen”. Tamar Goregian, 23, stepped down after four days as “Iraqi Queen of Beauty” following threats. On April 9, Tamar Goregian, a Christian woman, made history as the first Armenian Iraqi to be crowned Miss Iraq. [...]

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Miss Seamiline Beauty Queen

by Haitham Sabbah September 22, 2005

(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) During my daily scan of news, I came across some interesting photos (here, here, here and here) of the ‘Miss Seamiline’ Beauty Queen contest, which toke place in the Israeli town of Gilo, near the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005. As the caption of these photos said, the [...]

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