Nazanin Afshin-Jam
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Nazanin Afshin-Jam (نازنین افشین جم in Persian), born 1977 in Tehran, Iran, is a former Miss Canada.
She migrated to Canada in 1979. She graduated from University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relation and Political Science, including scholarship studies at the prestigious Science Po in Paris and Herstmonceux Castle in England. After graduation she got some experiences in working with Red Cross.
She is also an international model and actor and in 2003 she became Miss Canada and joined in the Miss World contest in Sanya, China. She ranked second there, behind Rosanna Davison, Miss Ireland 2003.
Nazanin is also a pilot and she is licensed for both powered aircraft and gliders and has achieved the highest possible rank in The Royal Canadian Air Cadets. She is fluent in 3 languages: Persian, English and French and also knows conversational Spanish.