Iraq has a long history of holding beauty pageants. In the 1930s, women competed at monthly events including "Miss Baghdad" and "Baghdad’s Queen of Beauty," according to an article published in ...

she would like to bring more attention to the struggle of refugees in Iraq, especially the children. When the 20-year-old was crowned in Baghdad last month, it was the first national beauty ...

“I’m very happy to see Iraq going forward,” the new beauty queen told AFP as she tried to fend off a scrum of admirers hoping to clinch a selfie. “This event was huge and put a smile on ...

Iraq is sending a contestant to the Miss Universe pageant for the first time since 1972, after holding its first national beauty pageant in more than 40 years. Shaymaa Abdelrahman, 20, won Miss ...

There’s the immigrant who f—ing suffered and came here and lived the American dream,” Idan, 33, said this week on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. The one-time beauty queen — who ...

Regional leaders gathered in Baghdad on Saturday to attend the annual Arab League Summit. They commemorated the union with a ...

Beauty pageants were always at the back of her ... She is currently deployed to Erbil Air Base in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve as the executive officer for the Syrian Logistics ...

Iraqi Shimaa Qasim Abdulrahman poses during the Miss Iraq beauty contest on December 19, 2015 in Baghdad. The beauty queen has fled the country following the killings of several prominent Iraqi women.

Miss Iraq, a contestant in last month's Miss Universe pageant, says she's been getting death threats since posting a selfie with Miss Israel. Sarah Idan took a picture with Miss Israel and posted ...

How is it that a city where beauty and color have been largely suppressed ... “You know, we have many thoughts about Iraq, but no one from the government ever asked us,” said Riad Rahim ...

“I’m very happy to see Iraq going forward,” the new beauty queen told AFP as she tried to fend off a scrum of admirers hoping to clinch a selfie. “This event was huge and put a smile on ...