Sarah Idan

Sarah Abdali Idan
Born Sarah Abdali Idan
(1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
Baghdad, Iraq
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Title Miss Universe Iraq 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color Light Brown
Eye color Brown
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Universe Iraq 2017
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2017
(Unplaced)

Sarah Abdali Idan (Arabic: سارة عيدان‎) (born 4 February 1990) is an Iraqi model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe Iraq 2017 and represented Iraq at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.

Early life

Idan was born and raised Baghdad, her parents are originally from Al-Hillah. Unlike her peers in Iraq where girls do not start working until they graduate from college, she started working at age 18 with the US military as a linguist. The job allowed her to help her people and the US Government reduce the gap between the two cultures and gave her a good deal of experience in interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and high profile individuals at an early age. Sarah later moved to the USA and started working and going to school. She graduated from MI (Musician Institute) in performance arts in Los Angeles.[1]

Sarah is a vocalist and can sing in English and Arabic.[2]

Miss Universe Iraq 2017

Idan was crowned in Miss Universe Iraq 2017. She represented Iraq at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas but did not place.[3] She is the first Iraqi model to participate in the Miss Universe pageant in 45 years.[4] In December 2017 she and her family were forced to flee Iraq due to outrage from many Iraqis over her posing for a photo with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman.[5]

Visit to Israel

In June 2018, Idan went to visit her friend Adar Gandelsman in Jerusalem. She toured in Mahane Yehuda Market where she was received warmly by the people of Iraqi origin.[6] She described her visit by saying:[7]

It actually felt weird — the people look like my people. And the city looks like Damascus, like Syria, and I’ve been there, so everything seems familiar to me.

Regarding Arab-Israeli conflict, she told:[7]

I don’t think Iraq and Israel are enemies. I think maybe the governments are enemies with each other, but there are a lot of Iraqi people who don’t have a problem with Israel or with the Jewish people. There are a lot of Iraqi people on my side, and I believe they are happy I am here.

References

  1. ↑ "بالصور...عراقية تدخل مسابقة "ملكة جمال الكون" لأول مرة منذ نصف قرن". Sputnik News (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Miss Universe 2017: Sarah Idan". missuniverse.com. IMG Universe. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "MISS UNIVERSE IRAQ 2017 IS SARAH IDAN". 3 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Walsh, S.M. (2017-11-27). "Sarah Abdali Idan, Miss Iraq 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  5. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/15/miss-iraq-forced-to-flee-country-over-instagram-photo-alongside-miss-israel.html
  6. ↑ "MISS IRAQ MEETS MISS ISRAEL... IN JERUSALEM". The Jerusalem Post. 13 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Visiting Jerusalem, Miss Iraq is embraced by Israelis, praised for her bravery". The Times of Israel. 12 June 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Wijdan Burhan El-Deen Sulyman		 Miss Universe Iraq 2017
2017		 Succeeded by
TBA
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