Last week, 23 year-old Tamar Goregian, pictured on the left, won the 2006 Miss Iraq title. Four days later, she resigned the honor, citing threats from religious fundamentalists who called her "the queen of infidels," according to ABC News.
Ms. Goregian is an ethnic Armenian Christian.
Although they received no threats, the first, second, and third runner-ups passed up on the offer to be this year's Miss Iraq.
With the bench cleared, it's fallen upon Ms. Teen Iraq, Silva Shahakian, to be the new Miss Iraq. She's a Christian too.
The original 2006 Miss Iraq? She fled the country.
Hat tip to author Steven Plaut
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