First national beauty contest in four decades hailed by participants and organisers as a victory for hope in the war-torn countryIt was smoky,alcohol-free and there was not a bikini in sight, but organisers have hailed the first Miss Iraq beauty pageant in four decades as a victory against the tyranny of war.
“What we’re hoping to accomplish is to invent Iraq’s voice heard, and exhibit that it is still alive,that its heart is still beating,” said Senan Kamel, or the 2015 pageant’s artistic director.
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Source: theguardian.com