Iraq Election Yields Beauty Queen

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Iraq may not have an established government, but at least the nation has a beauty queen.

The Miss Iraq Pageant in Baghdad on Wednesday selected 23-year-old Tamar Goregian as the official "Iraq Queen of Beauty.”

The pageant, held at a heavily guarded Baghdad social club, wasn't accessible to the public. The audience consisted mostly of friends and family members of the contestants.

Days before the event, nine contestants withdrew, fearing repercussions for participating in a "taboo" competition, and 11 contestants remained, ABC News reported.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/6/95610.shtml?s=ic

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1. Here she is!

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2. That's all fine and well for the swimsuit segment,

but what did whe do for the talent competition?

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3. She's a juggler.

Did YOU ever juggle wearing a burqa? It's not as easy as it looks!

Here are the other contestants:

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4. Damn, you mean this isn't more newsworthy than Katie Couric?

Only pic I could find...