Giva Nour

**Giva Nour** (born 14 June 1997) is a Maronan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Marone 2018. Nour had previously been crowned Miss Carandie 2017 and Miss Palairac 2017, becoming the eighth woman from Carandie to be crowned Miss Marone, and the first woman of North Tarfican descent. Nour represented Marone at Miss Parth 2019, where she placed in the Top 20.

## Early life and education

Nour was born on 14 June 1997 in Blanat-en-Bonnot to parents Adi (born 1970) and Sonia Nour (née *Saleh*; born 1971). Her father was born in Munisia and worked as a mechanical engineer, while her mother was born in Marone to a Barracan father and Maronan mother and worked in recruiting. She is of Agazingh origin through both of her parents, and she was raised trilingually in Maronan, Agazingh, and Barbic. Nour is the elder of two children; her younger brother is Akmin (born 2000).

Nour began her education in 2002, attending public schooling in Blanat-en-Bonnot. In 2007, when Nour was ten years old, her parents separated and later divorced, and Nour relocated to Mauroux with her mother and younger brother to live with her maternal grandparents. Four years later, her mother remarried, and Nour lived with her mother, stepfather, and brother, while staying in regular contact with her father. Nour completed primary school in 2009, and graduated from *collège* in 2012. She afterwards began a *lycée technologique* program in management and business, and graduated in 2015. Afterwards, she enrolled in IETS Avirac, and graduated with a *diplôme de technicien supérieur* in human resources management in 2017.

## Pageantry

### Miss Carandie 2017

Nour began her pageantry career in 2017, after registering to compete in Miss Palairac 2017. Nour had been a fan of Miss Marone since her childhood, and opted to compete herself after graduating with her *diplôme de technicien supérieur* in June 2017. The pageant was held in August 2017, with Nour going on win the title, qualifying her for Miss Carandie 2017.

The pageant was held in October 2017, where Nour advanced into the top five and was crowned the winner. As Miss Carandie, Nour was qualified for Miss Marone 2018.

### Miss Marone 2018

Miss Marone was held on 16 December 2017 in Valenême. In the competition, Nour advanced from the initial pool of 30 contestants into the top twelve, and later entered the top five as well. After reaching the top five, Nour was declared the winner, being crowned by outgoing titleholder Ruth Akim of Pitaine, becoming the eighth woman representing Carandie to win the title and the first woman of North Tarfican origin to win.

As Miss Marone, Nour received tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes and gifts on behalf of sponsors, and relocated to Delmas in order to fulfill her reign. As Miss Marone, Nour appeared as a contestant on the television series *Fort Malet*, worked as a model in various cities, and cohosted a weekly radio show on TM Radio. Nour represented Marone at Miss Parth 2019 in December 2019, and placed in the Top 20.

## Personal life

Since 2017, Nour has resided in Delmas. She is fluent in Maronan, Agazingh, Barbic, and Ditrovian, and is a dual citizen of Marone and Munisia. When asked about her religion, Nour has stated that her father was raised in a Ryptian Muslim family, while her mother was raised between Eurean Catholicism and Ryptian Islam, although Nour herself was raised secularly and does not identify with a religion.