Silva Shahakian
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Silva Shahakian, an Iraqi Armenian,[1] was crowned Miss Iraq on April 10, 2006. She received the crown because the initial winner, Tamar Goregian (another Armenian) feared retribution from militants.[2]
She plans to attend the 2006 Miss Universe pageant, being held in Los Angeles on July 23.
[edit] Quote
- "This chance does not come to every girl. So, I'm lucky to have that. I'm not going to lose it,"
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pageant News Bureau News archive: April - June 2006. Pageant News Bureau, Inc.. Retrieved on April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Iraq's beauty queen fears for life after threats to pageant", USA Today, USA Today, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.. Retrieved on April 11.
