Iraqi beauty pageants
Miss Iraq is a national beauty pageant in Iraq. History. 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. In 2016, Miss Iraq Organization sent Miss Mesopotamia 2015 winner Susan Amer Sulaimani (Noori), a Kurdish student in Baghdad to participate in the Miss Earth 2016 pageant as Iraq's first representative since 1972 in the Big Four international beauty pageants. She wore a dress instead of a bikini during the pageant's  press conference. National franchise holders. The Miss Iraq returned and debut to the Big League Pageants like Miss Earth in 2016 and then Miss Universe in 2017. Big Four pageants representatives. The following women have represented Iraq in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.