Miss Iraq 2017

Beauty pageant

Miss Iraq 2017

Date| May 25, 2017
Presenters| Hamsa Maged Khazraji
Entertainment| Rola Saad, Layal Abboud
Venue| Babylon Warwick Hotel Baghdad, Iraq
Broadcaster| NRT News
Entrants| 15
Placements| 8
Winner| Vian Amer Noori Sulaimani
Miss Karkh - West Baghdad

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Miss Iraq 2017, the third edition of Miss Iraq was held on May 25, 2017 in Baghdad. Vian Sulaimani from Sulaymaniyah representing Karkh region of Baghdad was crowned as Miss Iraq 2017.[1]

## Results

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Final Results [2][3] | Contestant

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Miss Iraq 2017  |

* Karkh (West Baghdad) – Vian Sulaimani (dethroned)

1st Runner-Up  |

* Halabja-Hawraman – Masty Hama (successor)

2nd Runner-Up  |

* Rusafa – Marina Roqan

3rd Runner-Up  |

* Erbil – Sara Abduljabbar

Top 8  |

* Baghdad Belt – Shahad Shaalan
* Chavi Tourism City – Solin Omer
* Nineveh – Lydya Khallat
* Sulaymaniyah – Shnyar Ali

## Delegates

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15 girls representing different regions competed in the national beauty contest.[4]

State  | Name  | Hometown  | Placement  | Notes

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Anbar | Abtesam Chiad  | Ramadi |  | Assumed title to represent the region after original contestant withdrew.
Babylon | Mayada Saad  | Hillah |  | Did not appear on stage at the coronation ceremony.
Baghdad Belt | Shahad Shaalan  | Baghdad | Top 8  |
Basra | Ranya Abbas  | Basra |  |
Chavi Tourism City | Solin Omer  | Sulaymaniyah | Top 8  |
Diyala | Aya Mohammed  | Baqubah |  | Withdrew due to illness
Dohuk | Noor Hamo  | Dohuk |  |
Erbil | Sara Abduljabbar  | Erbil | 3rd Runner-up  |
Halabja-Hawraman | Masty Hama  | Halabja/Sulaymaniyah | 1st Runner-up  |
Karkh (West Baghdad) | Vian Sulaimani  | Sulaymaniyah | Winner  | Sister of former Miss Earth Iraq - Suzan Amer
Kirkuk | Chilar Mehmet  | Kirkuk |  |
Nineveh | Lydya Khallat  | Bashiqa-Bahzany | Top 8  | First Yazidi woman to participate in a beauty contest[5]
Rusafa | Marina Roqan  | Baghdad/Damascus | 2nd Runner-up  |
Soran | Asena Mudheher  | Rawandiz |  |
Sulaymaniyah | Shnyar Ali  | Sulaymaniyah | Top 8  |

## References

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1. ^ "Viyan, a 23-year-old Kurd, crowned Miss Iraq 2017". NRT News.
2. ^ "Vian Sulaimani... is the new Miss Iraq! Official Results". Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities of Iraq.
3. ^ "Kurdish contestant wins Miss Iraq 2017". Kurdistan24.
4. ^ "Miss Iraq 2017 Contestants". Xelk.
5. ^ "Yezidi Girl Wins Title Miss Nineveh in Miss Iraq 2017 Contest". BasNews.

## External links

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* Official website