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Former Miss Iraq calls out Mandla Mandela’s appeal for African countries to withdraw from Miss Universe
by Graye Morkel
October 22, 2021

In a video posted on Instagram and Twitter, former Miss Iraq, Sarah Abdali Idan, addressed Mandla Mandela and his call for African countries to boycott the Miss Universe competition, which will be held in Israel in December. In 2017, the 31-year-old pageant titleholder became the first candidate from Iraq to represent the country at the Miss Universe competition in 45 years. The video comes after Mandla, the grandson of former South African president Nelson Mandela, called on all African countries to withdraw from the 70th edition of the Miss Universe competition, which will be hosted in the Israeli resort city of Eilat later this year. READ MORE