Miss Kurdistan is a national

beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...

for young women in

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also inc ...

. It was founded in Erbil in 2012, the first Miss Kurdistan winner was Shene Aziz Ako. The winner is assigned a one-year contract, traveling across Kurdistan, and in some cases overseas. Aside from the job, the winner also receives a cash allowance for her entire reign.

Titleholders

Special Awards

Miss Kurdistan representatives at International beauty pageants

Color key

Miss World

Miss Grand International Kurdistan

Miss United Continents

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://misskurdistan.krd/ Iraqi awards 2012 establishments in Iraqi Kurdistan Recurring events established in 2012 Beauty pageants in Iraq Awards established in 2012 Kurdish culture Iraqi Kurdish women