伊拉克40年來首次舉行選美大賽
The jury chose Shaymaa Abdelrahman, a tall, green-eyed 20-year-old from Iraq's multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk.
2015年伊拉克的選美冠軍是Shaymaa Abdelrahman，20歲，身材高挑，黑髮碧眼。她是一位來自伊拉克基爾庫克多民族城市的佳麗。The decision was popular with those in attendance, especially in the back rows, where young men with hipster beards and tight blazers had been standing on their chairs shouting her name.
當宣佈冠軍得主時，臺下的觀衆都沸騰了，特別是後排的那些留着時髦小鬍子，身穿緊身西裝的年輕小夥子，高站在椅子上呼喊她的名字。"I'm very happy to see Iraq going forward," the new beauty queen told AFP as she tried to fend off a scrum of admirers hoping to clinch a selfie. "This event was huge and put a smile on the faces of the Iraqis."
“我很高興看到伊拉克在進步，”選美冠軍在躲避崇拜者的合照要求時告訴法新社記者。“這是個大事件，它把微笑印在了伊拉克人的臉上。”
Wearing her sash and holding her bouquet, Shaymaa Abdelrahman was fast learning her new trade, saying all the right things without ever breaking her smile.
佩戴着冠軍束帶，手握花束，Shaymaa Abdelrahman快速適應了選美小姐的這一身份，一直面帶微笑着完美回答所有的問題。There was more talking than glamorous strutting during the pageant as the contestants, in high heels and evening dresses that were sleeveless but below the knee.
選美小姐穿着高跟鞋和無袖長款晚禮服，在舞臺上的表演卻不及人們對此的言論。The winner said she would use her fame to forward educational initiatives, especially among the massive population of people who have been displaced by conflict.
這位選美冠軍表示，她會用她的名氣來支持教育活動，尤其是促進那些因地方衝突而流離失所的人的教育問題。Iraq is wracked by an ongoing war against the Islamic State, the world's most brutal jihadist organisation, and plagued by deep sectarian tensions and corruption.
伊拉克飽受世界上最殘忍的ISIS組織戰爭的肆虐，也被教派衝突和腐敗所困擾。The last time the Miss Iraq competition was held was in 1972, when the oil-rich country was on an upward track.
上一次舉辦伊拉克小姐選美比賽還是在1972年，當時的伊拉克因石油資源豐富而國力正蒸蒸日上。"What we're hoping to accomplish is to make Iraq's voice heard, show that it is still alive, that its heart is still beating," said Senan Kamel, the 2015 pageant's artistic director.
“我們希望做到的是，讓全世界聽到伊拉克的聲音，表明伊拉克仍然有活力，它的心臟還在跳動”，此次選美比賽的藝術總監塞南·卡邁勒表示。
