ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Rudaw) — Iranian Kurdish fashion designer Sonia Beytoushi says that she is willing to and confident that she can represent Iran in the next miss universe contest and being from Iran gives her the chance that other Kurdish women haven’t had for not having an independent state.

Beytoushi was crowned Miss Iran in the capital Tehran in 2016 though authorities deny allowing such an event, insisting that it was an informal affair.

“There is no doubt in my selection as Miss Iran,” Beytoushi told Rudaw in an interview. “It is true that the Iranian government does not allow such ceremonies but a private company has been holding the event for four years in a row.”

According to Beytoushi Miss Iran for 2014 was also another Kurdish girl named Shadi Osman.

“All Iranians see me as their beauty queen,” she said confidently >>>