During the last 10 years, three women of Iranian origin have been crowned Miss Universe Canada, and there were also two finalists this year who had Iranian roots. One of them, Sahar Biniaz, of Vancouver, was crowned Miss Universe Canada among 62 other finalist contestants. The ...
Earlier in April, Iranian Grandmaster Elshan Moradi Abadi [http://saintlouischessclub.org/2012-saint-louis-invitational defeated American chess GM (Grandmaster) Ben Finegold] in the first round of 2012 Saint Louis Invitational, and went on to be the tournament's champion with only ...
The Lebanese-Iranian Legha Yusif was among the original members (in 2005) of the once popular British pop music band "Rouge" (in picture) together with Amrita Hunjan (Miss India UK 2004 - left in picture) and Laura Ismail (of Egyptian descent). Legha left the group to pursue her ...
A few years ago, several reputable sources such as [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/sep/29/film.media The Guardian], reported of Iranian ancestry for the Israeli mother of Sacha Baron Cohen, the famed British comedian and the mastermind behind characters like Ali G. and Borat ...