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Zaira may refer to: People * Zaira Bas (born 1994), Spanish beauty queen *Zaira Cosico, Filipino ballerina * Zaira Nara (born 1988), Argentine model * Zaira Ollano (1904–1997), Italian physicist *Zaira Wasim (born 2000), Indian Bollywood actress Other uses * ''Zaira'' (fly), a parasitic fly * ''Zaira'' (opera), an Italian opera based on Voltaire's play ''Zaïre'' * Zaira, a small town on Vangunu, Solomon Islands See also * Zaire (other) * Zara (name) *Zaria Zaria is a List of Nigerian cities by population, metropolitan city in Nigeria which at the present time lies within four (4) local government areas in Kaduna State, Kaduna state; it happens to be the capital city to the Zazzau, Zazzau Emirate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira Bas
Zaira Bas Gomis (born 1994) is a Spanish beauty queen who captured the crown of Miss Earth Spain 2014 and was a top 8 semifinalist in Miss Earth 2014. Zaira is the second Spanish delegate to finish a Top 8 placement after Adriana Reverón in 2008. Pageantry Miss Earth Spain 2014 Zaira joined Miss Earth Spain 2014 and represented the capital city, Madrid. She won the "Best in Swimsuit" round. At the conclusion of the pageant, Zaira was proclaimed as the winner. Her elemental court (runners-up) is composed of Selena Lugo, who represented Canarias, as Miss Earth Spain - Air, Enerits Peña of País Vasco as Miss Earth Spain - Water and Tamara Moreno from Córdoba was declared as Miss Earth Spain - Fire. Miss Earth 2014 By winning Miss Earth Spain, Gomis flew to the Philippines in November to compete with almost 100 other candidates to be Alyz Henrich's successor as Miss Earth. During the entire run of the pre-pageant activities, Zaira was able to capture some awards. Her awa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira Cosico
Zaira Cosico is a ballerina from the Philippines. She is one of a few successful scholars of Liza Macuja's dance company, Ballet Manila. She first learned to dance at the Halili Cruz School of Dance. Cosico has been instructed in the Vaganova method by Tatiana A. Udalenkova of the Academy of Russia Ballet ( Vaganova Choreographic Institute). She has also worked with Viktor Savaliev, Sergey Vikulov and Evgeny Scherbakov. Notable performances Cosico’s most notable performance was in a ballet version of Pinocchio, in which she portrayed the Blue Fairy; however, during the entire performance, she was wearing a white tutu. In her career she has joined Ballet Manila in their European tours in Russia (2001 & 2005) and Scotland at the 2004 Aberdeen International Youth Festival. She has also joined the company’s Asian performances, particularly in the 2005 Andong International Mask Dance & Folk Arts Festival in South Korea, the 2006 Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo in Cambodia, th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira Nara
Zaira Tatiana Nara (; born 15 August 1988) is an Argentine model. Biography Second daughter of Andrés Nara and Nora Colosimo, Zaira is the junior sister of Wanda Nara, and was ranked 47th in a list of the world's sexiest women published by FHM magazine in 2010. She is of Lebanese descent. She has modelled for brands such as Herbal Essences, McDonald's, Promesse, La Serenísima, Gillette, Pantene and Falabella. She is also a social media influencer with over 4,5 million of followers on Instagram, over 2,5 million on Twitter and over 1,2 million on Facebook. She has also been featured in the cover of the Argentine editions of ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Women's Health''. She also has a personal blog and a personal online business named ''Zaira Beauty''. Career Zaira Nara was born in Boulogne Sur Mer, Argentina. She began her career as a child model and professionally in adolescence for the agency ''Dotto Models'', but later in 2008 she left that agency to join ''Chekka Buenos Aire ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira Ollano
Zaira Ollano (1904–1997) was an Italian physicist, researcher and professor. She investigated physics and nuclear physics, including the radiation absorption properties of beryllium. Life and work Ollano was born in Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, Italy, on 4 March 1904, to Francesco and Felicina Statzu (or Stazu). Cagliari She graduated in physics at the University of Cagliari, "probably in 1926," and remained there as an assistant in experimental physics until 1936. When the department chair died in 1928, physicist Rita Brunetti from Ferrara, Italy assumed that position and for many years, Ollano and Brunetti collaborated to advance concepts in physics. In 1929, Brunetti and Ollano developed an experiment to verify, for the first time, the Stark-Lo Surdo effect on a solid compound, determining the order of magnitude of the intramolecular electric field in didymium compounds. Also in 1929, the two physicists began investigating Raman scattering, which had been disco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira Wasim
Zaira Wasim (born 23 October 2000) is an Indian former actress who worked in Hindi films. The recipient of numerous accolades, including a Filmfare Award and a National Film Award, Wasim was honoured with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (formerly National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement) in 2017. Wasim made her film debut with the role of young Geeta Phogat in the biographical sports film '' Dangal'' (2016), which emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film, grossing more than () worldwide. She then starred as an aspiring singer in the musical drama ''Secret Superstar'' (2017), which became the highest-grossing Indian film with a female protagonist. Both were backed by Aamir Khan Productions and earned her numerous accolades, including the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the former and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the latter. Her latest film appearance was in '' The Sky Is Pink'' (2019), which garnered her a Filmfare A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira (fly)
''Zaira'' is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae.James E. O'Hara, Hiroshi Shima, & Chuntian Zhang. "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China." ''Zootaxa'' 2190 (2009): 1-236. Larvae are parasitoids of adult beetles. Species *'' Zaira adscripta'' ( Wulp, 1890) *'' Zaira angustifrons'' (Reinhard, 1930) *'' Zaira argentina'' (Townsend, 1931) *'' Zaira arrisor'' (Reinhard, 1959) *'' Zaira aurigera'' ( Coquillett, 1895) *'' Zaira calosomae'' (Townsend, 1916) *'' Zaira cinerea'' ( Fallén, 1810) *'' Zaira duplaris'' (Reinhard, 1964) *'' Zaira eleodivora'' (Walton, 1918) *'' Zaira flavipes'' (Thompson, 1968) *'' Zaira georgiae'' ( Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1891) *'' Zaira grisea'' (Thompson, 1968) *'' Zaira lateralis'' ( Curran, 1925) *'' Zaira leechi'' ( Curran, 1932) *'' Zaira medeola'' (Reinhard, 1961) *'' Zaira mutabilis'' ( Coquillett, 1904) *'' Zaira neomexicana'' (Townsend, 1892) *'' Zaira nocturnalis'' (Reinhard, 1930) *'' Zaira nubecula ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaira (opera)
''Zaira'' is a ''tragedia lirica'', or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini set to a libretto by Felice Romani which was based on Voltaire's 1732 play, ''Zaïre''. The story takes place in the time of the Crusades and the opera's plot involves the heroine, Zaira, struggling between her Christian faith and her love for Orosmane, the Muslim Sultan of Jerusalem. It was Bellini's fifth opera, following quickly after his February 1829 composition and premiere of ''La straniera'' at La Scala. ''Zaira'' received its first performance at the "Nuovo Teatro Ducale" in Parma (now the Teatro Regio di Parma) on 16 May 1829.Kimbell, in Holden, p. 49 Although it had been expressly written for the theatre's inauguration, it was a failure at its premiere. Composition history At around the time that Bellini was in discussions with impresario Domenico Barbaja about a second opera for La Scala to follow ''La straniera'', the composer reported to his friend Francesco Florimo in Naples th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vangunu
Vangunu is an island, part of the New Georgia Islands in the Solomon Islands. It is located between New Georgia and Nggatokae Island. To the north and east of the island is Marovo Lagoon. The island has an area of . There are a small number of coastal settlements on the island, including Zaira and Halisi. History On March 15, 1893, Vangunu was declared part of the British Solomon Islands protectorate. The island was occupied by the Japanese army in October 1942, during the Solomon Islands campaign. From 30 June to 3 July 1943, it was the site of one of the first land battle of the New Georgia Campaign, the battle of Wickham Anchorage, during which a small Japanese force was quickly mopped up by numerically superior allied forces. Since 1978, the island has been part of the independent state of the Solomon Islands. Geography The island is located at the southern end of the New Georgia Islands archipelago. To the north-west is the island of New Georgia and to the south-east ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zaire (other)
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Zaire was the name between 1971 and 1997 of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire may also refer to: Geography * Zaire Province, Angola * Congo River, formerly also called the Zaire River Other uses * Zaire (name), includes a list of people with the given name or surname * Zaire (currency), the currency of Congo and later Zaire from 1967 to 1997 * ''Zaire'' (play), a 1732 play by Voltaire * '' Zaïre. Revue Congolaise—Congoleesch Tijdschrift'', Belgian African studies journal See also * Zaire Use, a variation of the common mass of the Roman Catholic Church * Air Zaïre, the national airline of Zaïre * "In Zaire", a 1976 song by Johnny Wakelin Johnny Wakelin (born 1939) is an English recording artist best known for songs like "Black Superman" and "In Zaire", both celebrating boxer Muhammad Ali. Career Wakelin had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success. Di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zara (name)
Zara is a feminine given name and a surname. It is a spelling variant of the Arabic female name Zahra. It is also the English form of the name Zaïre, the central character of Voltaire's 1732 play ''Zaïre (The Tragedy of Zara)'' Its popularity may be influenced by the naming of Princess Anne's daughter Zara Phillips in 1981, and the Spanish fashion store Zara. Another derivation, unrelated to the above, is the Bulgarian name Zara (Зара) which is a diminutive of Zaharina or Zaharinka. Notable people with this name Given name *Zara Noor Abbas (a.k.a. Zara Noor Siddiqui; born 1990), Pakistani actress *Zara Abid (1992–2020), Pakistani model *Zara Aronson (1864–1944), Sydney-based journalist * Zara Backman (1875–1949), Swedish actress *Dame Zara Bate (1909–1989), Australian fashion designer, wife of Harold Holt *Zara Cully (1892–1978), American actress * Zara Salim Davidson (born 1973), Malaysian royal *Zara Davis (born 1966), English windsurfer * Zara Dawson (bor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |