Silva Shahakian Explained
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Pageant News Bureau News archive: April - June 2006. April 11, 2007. Pageant News Bureau, Inc..
- News: Iraq's beauty queen fears for life after threats to pageant. 2007-04-11. USA Today, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.. USA Today. April 12, 2006.