Silva Shahakian
Appearance
Silva Shahakian (Armenian: Սիլվա Շահակյան; born 1985) is an Iraqi–Armenian[1] beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Iraq on April 10, 2006. She received the crown because the initial winner, Tamar Goregian, feared retribution from militants.[2]
References
- ^ "Pageant News Bureau News archive: April - June 2006". Pageant News Bureau, Inc. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Iraq's beauty queen fears for life after threats to pageant". USA Today. USA Today, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. April 12, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-11.