June 28, 2008
Maghsoodi, Azadeh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyL4NBRr2bk
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April 28, 2008
Miss Universe Canada
http://www.beautiesofcanada.com/index.htm
Toronto, April 28th, 2008
Samantha Tajik was crowned the 57th annual Miss Universe Canada
Other Iranians among the contestants:
Mona Nikkhah
Pauline Ranjbar
Sahra Khoshnavazi
Tanya Razi
An ecstatic Tajik, 25, outshone more than 60 delegates from across the country to capture the crown before hundreds of black-tie supporters at the Winter Garden Theatre, on Yonge St.
"I want to thank my family and friends for all their support," she said. "I look forward to the Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam."
Outgoing Miss Universe Canada 2007, Toronto's Inga Skaya, 22, said, "It's been a life-altering experience for me."
Tajik will represent Canada at the July 14 Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Vietnam, and has won the use of a car for a year, jewellery and trips.
Montreal, March 11th to 22nd, 2006
23 year old Sanaz is in her last year at the University of Toronto, double majoring in Economics and Art History. Upon completion of her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree she plans on pursuing a Doctoral degree in Museum Studies. Sanaz holds a second degree Black Belt in karate, is an international instructor and competitor, and is currently ranked as the 7th top female karate competitor in the world.
Sanaz spends her free time painting, volunteering as a docent at the Bata Shoe Museum and dedicating her time to raising funds and awareness for the Canadian Breast Cancer Fund, the YMCA of Greater Toronto and for the United Way.
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July 30, 2007
Miss Iran in Sweden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEFA8FGH3LE
Miss Iran 2003
Dokhtar-e Shayesteh
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June 28, 2007
Azizi, Nina
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/douglas/403/
Nina Azizi
German Iranian Actress
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June 22, 2007
Leoni, Atossa
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503033/photogallery
German Born and of Iranian descent, Atossa Leoni has worked with both famous Iranian stars, Shohreh Aghdashloo and her husband Houshang Touzie in Babak Shokrian's film America so Beautiful and will soon appear in Marc Foster's The Kite Runner based on Khaled Hosseini's best selling novel.
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May 22, 2007
Shahi, Sarah
http://blackdcc.net/page47.html
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Alumna Sarah Shahi
New York Magazine: Tony Soprano’s Fear and Loathing–style swing through Vegas on May 13th episode introduced America to the character of Sonya Aragon, representing what’s sure to become a new male-fantasy archetype: the gorgeous stripper with a heart of gold and a mound of peyote. (Of course, Sonya is stripping her way through college -- which Chris Rock has dismissed as “the stripper myth”!) The character left men (and not a few women) with one question in their minds: Who was that girl? It’s Sarah Shahi, a 27-year-old former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Sarah’s birth name was Aahoo Jahansouzshahi.
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April 16, 2007
Agyeman, Freema
http://www.freemaagyeman.com/
Freema Agyeman has landed the role of Dr Who's assistant on BBC TV. Her mother is Iranian and her father Ghanaian.
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September 22, 2006
Orkideh Ensemble
http://naderdavoodi.com/?cat=futurehit&id=67
Orkideh pop ensemble, including eight young and hyper Iranian girls, performed on the 8th and 9th of December 2005 in Vahdat Hall. This event had only women as audiences due to restrictions.
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September 07, 2006
Persian Awards
http://persianawards.com/
Through Persian Awards, our ultimate aim is to provide support and encouragement to prominent Persian figures in the fields of Science and Culture like Cinema, Music, Photography, Literature and …. We also aim at giving power to the Persian people around the world, who will get to select their favorite people and artists, know more about them and make a stronger bond with Persian arts and culture.
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August 23, 2006
Anwar, Gabrielle
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800154407&cf=gen
Gabrielle Anwar
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Amini, Elizabeth
http://www.elizabeth-amini.com/
Elizabeth Amini
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August 21, 2006
Boniadi, Nazanin
http://imdb.com/name/nm2258164/photogallery
Nazanin's got a few short films and one feature film coming out. One of her films (Kal) is showing at the Los Angeles Film Festival on September 9th and another film (Gameface) is showing at Method Fest this year.
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Lynx, Claudia
http://www.claudialynx.com/
22 year old, Claudia Lynx was born on June the 8th in Tehran, Iran to father Bijan, and mother Sherry.
Music Album: Shaghayegh
Photo Gallery and Magazie Covers
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May 16, 2006
Oakley, Annie
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/oakley/peopleevents/p_oakley.html
Annie Oakley (1860-1926)
Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship (with shotguns) to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and rise to become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession.
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February 07, 2006
SI Swimsuit Collection
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/swimsuit/collection/
SI.com - Swimsuit Collection
Body Painting
Underwater Photos
Video Collection
Virtual Reality
and a lot more ...
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January 27, 2006
Milani, Leyla
http://www.leylamilani.com/
The Official Website of Leyla Milani
Name: Leyla
Height: 5'6"
From: California
Career Highlight: Hosted Fox Sports Net's Celebrity Golf Tournament.
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January 24, 2006
Sanaz, Bikini Shots
http://www.paulbuceta.com/images/photography/sanaz/index.html
SANAZ
1st - miss chin bikini
1st - swimmsuit Canada
1st - miss man show
1st - miss speederama london and toronto
Paul Buceta Gallery
See also: Sanaz - Interview with Naked News
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January 11, 2006
Miss Canada, 2005
http://www.pictorialtoronto.com/archives/2005/10/miss_canada.html
Miss Canada, 2007, 1st Runner Up (Photo)
Gala event at Casino de Montreal.
BBC article, Ramona in China
BBC article, Ramona is Miss World Canada
Semi-Finalists in Swim Suits
Miss World Semi-Finalists from the Americas
Miss Canada (Ramona Amiri) and Miss Mexico/Miss World Americas (Dafne MOLINA LONA)
Miss World Voting
The on-line voting process for Miss World pageant has begun. You may visit www.missworld.tv and vote for Ramona Amiri! (CANADA - Ramona Rina AMIRI) It's a dollar for a vote and the money will go directly to charity. Let's start a WAVE for our pretty Iranian-Canadian girl.
Miss Canada, 2005
Miss World Canada 2005, Ramona Amiri, Iranian girl who lives in Vancouver, was elected last night. After that she told the audience: "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one's watching." It's for the second time that an Iranian born girl is being elected as Miss Canada. Nazanin Afshar Jam - Miss Canada 2004 - was the first Iranian girl who got this title and now Ramona Amiri has got it for the second time.
Vote for Miss Canada (closed)
See also:
Miss World .tv
Miss World Wide Web
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November 18, 2005
Persian Academy Awards
http://www.persianacademyawards.com/introduction.html
Persian Academy Awards International - 2005
ABOUT THE 1st ANNUAL AWARDS
P.A.A.I, which is established by International Further Studies Institute, has decided to begin its duty by appreciating some of the senior international outstanding contemporary artists along with a couple of high profile dedicated professional in three areas of: Music, Literature and Dramatic and Fine Arts in a non-competitive (Exceptionally for this year) manner.
The Academy Awardees of 2005 will be considered as the Academy members who will nominate, vote, and judge the next generations to come.
Winners
Music:
Akbar Golpayegani, Eszer Perenyi, Faramarz Aslani, Hassan Shamaizadeh, Hooshmand Aghili, Mahasty, Muhammad Heidari, Peter Erdei, Sandor Falvai, Sattar, Shakila
Literature:
Ervin Lazar, Istvan Szilagyi, Masoud Fardmanesh, Shiva Arastuie, Zsuzsa Takacs
Dramatic & Fine Arts:
Behrouz Vossoughi, Laszlo Szekely, Monireh Maleki, Masoud Assadolahi, Nillofar Beyzaie, Tamas Jordan
Special Awards:
BBC - Hungarian, VOA - Persian
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October 25, 2005
Miss Europe, 2005
http://stockweddings.com/misseuro/01.htm
Miss Germany 2004 is Miss Europe 2005
36 beauties from all over Europe took part in the final of Miss Europe 2005 contest that was held in Paris on March 12.
Last year's Miss Germany, 22-year-old Shahrivar Shermine of Iranian origin has become the winner of the crown and 50,000-euro prize. The 174-cm-tall brunette (5'9'') who weighs 53 kg has just finished her university studies, speaks German, Farsi, English and French, and enjoys horse-riding and swimming.
Other finalists were Miss France, Miss Slovakia and Miss England.
Among the judges of the contest, broadcasted in more than 50 countries, were Slovak top-model Adriana Karembeu, fashion designer Paco Rabanne, singer Charles Aznavour, photographer Jean-Daniel Lorieux, former Miss France and Miss Europe Elodie Gossuin and president of modeling agency Metropolitan Michel Levaton.
See also:
Miss Canada (2005, and 2003)
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August 15, 2005
Sanaz
http://www.ifilm.com/player/?ifilmId=2677591
Sanaz - Interview with Naked News.
See also: Sanaz, Bikini Shots by Paul Buceta
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May 31, 2005
Miss Canada, 2003
http://www.iranian.ws/cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/1/910
Gorgeous Nazanin crowned world's princess
Dec 8, 2003
North Van's Miss Canada crowned World's princess UBC (University of British Columbia) graduate Nazanin Afshin-Jam takes first runner-up at Miss World By Stuart Hunter
With a global television audience of two billion people watching, a Canadian beauty was crowned yesterday. But all North Vancouver's Nazanin Afshin-Jam, 24, wanted after being named first runner-up in the Miss World competition in the southern Chinese resort city of Sanya was a Krispy Kreme doughnut, said her beaming older sister 'Naz'. "We're really proud of her," said Naz, 29, the elder of the two children of 'Jaleh' and 'Afshin Jam', who flew to China to watch their youngest, nicknamed "Nini," as she scored the highest-ever ranking for a Canadian woman in the Miss World contest. "She accomplished a lot in her life to warrant where she is today. This is one of the best experiences of her life." Miss Ireland, 19-year-old Rosanna Davison -- the daughter of Lady in Red songsmith Chris De Burgh -- won the Miss World crown. Afshin-Jam took second-place honours. China's Guan Qi was third in the field of 106 contestants. Afshin-Jam won the Miss World Canada crown in October in Toronto. Born in Iran, Afshin-Jam fled her homeland with her family after the fall of the shah. Although fiercely proud of her Canadian nationality, the Kitsilano Secondary grad who graduated from the University of B.C. with a double major in international relations and political science, also remains a role model for Persian women. "She's had thousands of e-mails from Persian women from around the world telling her how proud they are of her," Naz said. "They are proud that a Persian woman can speak with such a strong voice." Not only is the five foot seven inch, brown-eyed beauty a model and actor, but Afshin-Jam has pilot licences for powered aircraft and gliders. She also holds the highest rank possible in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and she speaks four languages -- English, French, Farsi and Spanish. She has training in singing, dance, public speaking and bush survival skills, and lists kayaking, sailing and go-kart racing as her favourite sports. She works with the Red Cross teaching kids about global issues such as poverty and child hunger. And, Naz adds with a laugh, her sister is single. Afshin-Jam is taking a year off from her broadcast journalism studies at the B.C. Institute of Technology to fulfil her role as Miss World Canada. In the future, she hopes to emulate one of her heroes, journalist Christiane Amanpour, as a foreign correspondent.
Afshin-Jam slated to return to B.C. today. And then there's the little matter of that doughnut. "She said she can't wait to have a Krispy Kreme," Naz said. "And she wants to meet Nelson Mandela." The Miss World pageant marked the first time China has hosted an international beauty contest. A $15.5-million tiara-shaped convention hall was built for the event, which China hopes will boost tourism in the palm-dotted resort city on the island province of Hainan. Contest judges included film star Jackie Chan and Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell. There were no disruptions at this year's event, unlike last year, when the contest had to be moved from Nigeria to London after deadly rioting between Muslims and Christians. MISS NINI Nickname: Nini Favourite junk food: Chocolate Lava Cake Favourite colour: Fuchsia Favourite smell: Vanilla Favourite soul food: "Too many choices" Favourite magazine: National Geographic Favourite music: Spanish-Arab fusion Favourite book: Mahatma Gandhi by Mahatma Gandhi Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Nelson Mandela
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