Miss Iraq

Miss Iraq is a national beauty pageant in Iraq recognized by Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities.

 

The current Miss Iraq is Balsam Hussein of Baghdad, crowned on July 27, 2022 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

HISTORY

Miss Iraq is the official national beauty pageant of Iraq and the only pageant recognized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Iraq. The intellectual property rights to the contest are registered at the National Center of Copyrights & Related Rights under the Ministry (registration no. 301/THA). The Miss Iraq has been founded in 1947 and in 1972 the country participated in Miss Universe history.
 
The pageant is organized by a group of civil activists, leaders from the beauty/fashion community and with the support of Al-Mada Foundation for Media, Arts & Culture.
 

Wijdan Sulyman was crowned Hasna’a Al-Iraq (or Belle of Iraq) in 1972 and is the first known Iraqi woman to hold a national beauty title. She was the first Iraqi Pageant winner to participate in Miss Universe.

 

In 2015 the first season after 43 years absence, the official national beauty contest of Iraq recognized by Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities has been held in Baghdad. The Miss Iraq titles set to be three categories which are Miss Iraq, Iraq’s Maiden of Beauty and Mesopotamian Princess.

 

The Miss Iraq returned and debut to the international pageants like Miss Earth in 2016 and then Miss Universe in 2017.

 

In 2016, Miss Iraq Organization sent Miss Mesopotamia 2015 winner Susan Amer Sulaimani (Noori), a Kurdish student in Baghdad to participate in the Miss Earth 2016 pageant as Iraq’s first representative since 1972 in the international beauty pageants. She wore a dress instead of a bikini during the pageant’s press conference. 

MISS IRAQ

  • MOTTO :
  • FORMATION : 1947
  • FOUNDER : Al-Mada Foundation for Media, Arts & Culture
  • CEO :
  • HEADQUARTERS : Baghdad, Iraq

TITLEHOLDERS

YEARTITLEHOLDERSNAMEGOVERNORATE
1947Renee DANGOORBaghdad
1962Kholoud SALEHBaghdad
1963Sameera ZEIDANBaghdad
1971Nasik SHALISulaymaniyah
1972Wijdan BURHAN EL-DEEN SULYMANBaghdad
2015Shimaa QASIMKirkuk
2017Vian Amer Noori SULAIMANI (dethroned)1Karkh (West Baghdad) 
Masty HAMA (Successor)2Halabja-Hawraman
2021Maria FARHADNineveh Plains
2022Balsam HUSSEINKarkh (West Baghdad) 

 

1- Vian Sulaimani (Arabic: فيان سليماني) was dethroned for being married

 

2- Masty Hama did not compete at Miss World for unknown reasons. 

UNDER THE TITLE OF HASNA'A AL-IRAQ

YEARTITLEHOLDERSNAMEGOVERNORATE
1972Wijdan BURHAN EL-DEEN SULYMANBaghdad
2016Shimaa QASIM1Kirkuk
2017Sara IDANBabil
2022Balsam HUSSEINKarkh (West Baghdad) 

 

1- Withdrew her participation due to personal reasons

UNDER THE TITLE OF MISS EARTH IRAQ

YEARTITLEHOLDERSNAMEGOVERNORATE
2016Susan AMERSulaimani
2021

Sima MOHAMED

Diyala