Silva Shahakian

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.

Quote

"This chance does not come to every girl. So, I'm lucky to have that. I'm not going to lose it,"

Notes

^ "Pageant News Bureau News archive: April - June 2006". Pageant News Bureau, Inc. Retrieved April 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "Iraq's beauty queen fears for life after threats to pageant". USA Today. USA Today, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved April 11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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[1] "Pageant News Bureau News archive: April - June 2006". Pageant News Bureau, Inc. Retrieved April 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[2] "Iraq's beauty queen fears for life after threats to pageant". USA Today. USA Today, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved April 11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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