"Miss Iraq" Beauty Pageant Winner Withdraws After Death Threats...
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raq's newly crowned beauty queen, Tamar Goregian, has decided to step down -- just four days after her election, making this the shortest reign in the pageant's 60-year history.
On April 9, the 23-year-old, who was the first Armenian Iraqi to win the Miss Iraq pageant, announced her resignation after receiving threats by a group of religious extremists who referred to her as "the queen of infidels" for participating in the contest.
The pageant director said: "I respect her decision. The country is undergoing rough times, and we understand her desire to protect herself and her family."
ABC News | Haider Hazma | April 10, 2006 10:44 PM