Shermine Shahrivar (born 17 September 1982) is a German model and
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, ...
titleholder who won
Miss Europe 2005
Miss Europe 2005, was the 57th edition Miss Europe pageant and the second edition under Endemol France. It was held in Paris, France on March 12, 2005. Shermine Shahrivar of Germany, was crowned Miss Europe 2005 by outgoing titleholder Zsuzsanna ...
.
Early life and education
Shahrivar was born to Iranian parents. Her family moved to Germany when she was one year old. Her mother and brothers live in Germany. She was raised speaking German and
Persian language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and ...
, and she is also fluent in French and English. Shahrivar has a university degree in
social sciences
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...
.
Career
Shahrivar became
Miss Germany
Miss Germany is a national beauty pageant in Germany. The contest was held for the first time in 1927.
History
In the past there were several organisations which claimed the title: In the 1920s already, German jurisdiction decided that the tit ...
in 2004 and then won the overall title of
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for European women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by Fanamet, the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich W ...
in
2005
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while competing in France.
She was selected to be the host of the
Oberhausen
Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Rout ...
, Germany
Nowruz celebration, said to be the largest in the world, in March 2005. She hosted
Traumpartner TV in Germany from December 2004 to August 2005.
References
External links
Shermine at Model ManagementIran-Plus photosPersian Mirror article
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1982 births
German beauty pageant winners
German expatriates in the United States
Iranian emigrants to Germany
Iranian female models
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
Living people
Miss Europe winners
Miss Universe 2004 contestants