Miss Iran to debut at Miss Universe 2019

January 29, 2019

Miss Iran official recently crowned the new queen Shirin Heidari and presented her with the title of Miss Iran 2018. The organization recently announced that they will participate in the prestigious Miss Universe 2019 beauty pageant for the very first time.

With the crowning of Shirin as the new Miss Iran 2018, she is the official representative of the nation for the esteemed Miss Universe 2019 beauty pageant. This year carries utmost importance to the nation as they make history by debuting in the esteemed pageant.

She is 27 years of age and was born in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. She holds a degree in architecture and engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She currently resides in New Zealand and works as a software engineer.

She is bi-lingual and can speak both Farsi and English fluently. She is not new to the pageant world as she has competed in Miss National NZ 2017 beauty pageant and was even a finalist in the pageant.

Miss Iran official took to their social media to announce the happy news, they wrote, “We are very excited to introduce Miss IRAN 2018 Shirin Heydari!!! We hope you be successful on the international stage and bring new title for Iran and Iranian people!!”

Shirin Heidari also expressed her gratitude via a post that read, “I'm honoured to receive Miss Iran 2018 title and to represent my great homeland of Iran. I look forward to the international competition and I hope I'll be able to bring a new title for Iran and the Iranian people and to make everyone proud. I need all your support in my journey.”

Ten women competed for the national title of Miss Iran 2018 and the crown was awarded to Shirin by the end of the ceremony. However, Paniz Rahnama was awarded with the first runner up title as well as the title of Most Talented contestant. The title of Miss Teen 2018 as well as the second runner up title was awarded to Helia Jalilnezhad, who also won the People’s Choice Award. Hoda Nick was awarded with the title of third runner up and the Most Beautiful Face.

Picture Credits: Miss Iran Official Instagram Page

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