page_title: Iraqi beauty pageants
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Iraqi beauty pageants / History
caption_attribution_description: العربية: رينيه دنكور ملكة جمال العراق عام 1947
context_page_description: Miss Iraq is a national beauty pageant in Iraq.
context_section_description: The Miss Iraq has been founded in 1947 and in 1972 the country participated in Miss Universe history. Wijdan Sulyman was crowned Hasna'a Al-Iraq (or Belle of Iraq) in 1972 and is the first known Iraqi woman to hold a national beauty title. She was the first Iraqi Pageant winner to participate in Miss Universe.
  In 2015 the first season after 43 years absence, the official national beauty contest of Iraq recognized by Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities has been held in Baghdad. The Miss Iraq titles set to be three categories which are Miss Iraq, Iraq's Maiden of Beauty and Mesopotamian Princess.
  The pageant is organized by a group of civil activists, leaders from the beauty/fashion community and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities of Iraq.
caption: Renee Dangoor, an Iraqi Jew, won the first title of Miss Iraq in 1947.
exif: {}