Miss Iraq Sarah Idan had received death threats after selfie controversy.
MISS IRAQ – Sarah Idan, Miss Universe representative from Iraq revealed that she had received death threats over a photo with Miss Israel Adar Gandelsman.
Roughly a month ago, the Iraq representative in Miss Universe was in a hand-beaded Swarovski crystal gown. It was the first time in 45 years that Iraq had a contestant in the pageant.
She was in a bubble reaching the cloud nine but the bubble popped when a controversy surfaces over her selfie with Miss Israel.
It is for the fact that the two countries, as much as everyone is aware of, has no formal diplomatic relations.
According to a report from the CNN Philippines, the selfie was taken during a pre-pageant photo shoot in Las Vegas.
“I said ‘let’s take a picture so our people can see we don’t have a problem and we’re actually ambassadors for peace.'”
And on Instagram, she wrote as a caption, “Peace and Love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbc-3FlH4LJ/?taken-by=sarahidan
Thus, threats from the Miss Iraq Organization woke her up with warnings to her to take down the photo or she’d be stripped of the title.
“My mom was freaking out. I told her ‘Mom, just get out. Get out.’ I told her I’m sorry and asked if she wants me to leave the competition. I was ready to drop out right then.”
She immediately informed her family of whom also flee right away.
“When I posted the picture I didn’t think for a second there would be blowback. I woke up to calls from my family and the Miss Iraq Organization going insane. The death threats I got online were so scary,” she said but refused to take the photo down.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbdMEKbg2HH/?hl=en&taken-by=adar_gandelsman
She might have fear but she got no regrets.
“I’m here trying to paint a good picture about our country and our people, but instead I get a negative response. I have no support whatsoever from the Miss Iraq Organization and our government.”
“The government has been scary quiet. And when they’re this quiet, you don’t know what waits for you at home.”
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Source: CNN Philippines
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