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Miss Iraq confirms family fled Iraq amid death threats, post selfie with Miss Israel

WION Web Team
Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Dec 18, 2017, 02:48 PM IST
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Sarah Idan represented the war-torn country last month in Las Vegas at the contest. Photograph:(Instagram)

Sarah Idan, representing Iraq at the Miss Universe pageant held last month confirmed that she and her family received death threats after she posted a selfie with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman.

In an interview with a leading news channel, Sarah said that now her family has fled their home country of Iraq after repeated death threats. 

During the Miss Universe contest, Sarah posted a selfie with Adar and captioned it: “Peace and Love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel #missuniverse."

The photo became viral soon after, with several hardliners in her home country calling her names for the act. 

Sarah then wrote a follow-up post saying that the selfie was support for the Benjamin Netanyahu administration or a slight against Palestinians.

Sarah Idan represented her war-torn country at the beauty pageant last month in Las Vegas. She was the first contestant from Iraq at the pageant after a gap of 45 years.  

Sarah is an aspiring singer who also has US citizenship and lives in Los Angeles.