Parandeh !
Home Page | Green Card Lottorey | Iranian Singles | Iranian Singles | Dariush 2000 | Miss Iran | Custom3 Page

Miss Iran .....

Nazanin (Canada) 

 






Iran news - Miss Ireland, 19-year-old Rosanna Davison, won the Miss World competition held Saturday in this southern Chinese beach resort, while second place went to Miss Canada, Nazanin Afshin-Jam.

The host country's Miss China, Guan Qi, took third.

Afshin-Jam, 24, was born in Iran and now lives in Vancouver, a spokesman for Miss World Canada said from Toronto.

Afshin-Jam, who holds degrees from the University of British Columbia in international relations and political science, is studying broadcast journalism and wants to be a foreign correspondent.

"Nazanin is an ideal example of a Canadian,'' said Jimmy Steele, a vice-president of Miss World Canada. "She is articulate, educated, well-rounded and a fantastic individual.''

Davison, given 30 seconds to describe herself, said she is a "warm, fun-loving person'' who values honesty and integrity. She has taken a break from college to represent Ireland.

Her father, singer Chris De Burgh _ best known for the hit Lady in Red _ said backstage, "I'm absolutely thrilled, I'm seriously proud of her.''

It was China's first time hosting an international beauty pageant. A .5-million Cdn tiara-shaped convention hall was built especially for the event, which organizers said would be watched by two billion people around the world.

China hopes fame from Miss World will draw tourists to Sanya, a palm-dotted southern Chinese resort city on the island province of Hainan. The contest was the latest of China's efforts to open its doors to the world and become more of a global player.

Judges included film star Jackie Chan, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell and Miss World President Julia Morley.

There were no signs of disruptions, unlike last year when the pageant was hastily moved to London from Nigeria following deadly rioting between Muslims and Christians.

The fighting erupted after a Nigerian newspaper suggested the Muslim prophet Muhammad would have approved of the Miss World pageant and might have wanted to marry a contestant