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Samadzai was born and raised in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], and moved to the [[United States]] in 1996. She graduated from [[California State University, Fullerton|California State University]] at [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] and became a citizen of the U.S.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040220223249/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-11/10/content_1169790.htm "Miss Afghanistan wins award at Miss Earth"], Chinaview.cn, 10 November 2003.</ref><ref>[http://www.femalebeauty.info/2006/vida-samadzai-afghan-beauty-queen-banned.html Vida Samadzai, Afghan Beauty Queen, Banned], FemaleBeauty.info, 5 September 2006.</ref> Samadzai also helped found a US-based women's [[charity organization|charity]] that seeks to raise awareness of [[women's rights]] and education in the Afghanistan.<ref>[http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2003/11/10/News/Lauded.At.Pageant.Woman.Condemned.By.Afghan.Officials-1420183.shtml Lauded at pageant, woman condemned by Afghan officials]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Michigan Daily'', 10 November 2003.</ref>
Samadzai was born and raised in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], and moved to the [[United States]] in 1996. She graduated from [[California State University, Fullerton|California State University]] at [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] and became a citizen of the U.S.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040220223249/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-11/10/content_1169790.htm "Miss Afghanistan wins award at Miss Earth"], Chinaview.cn, 10 November 2003.</ref><ref>[http://www.femalebeauty.info/2006/vida-samadzai-afghan-beauty-queen-banned.html Vida Samadzai, Afghan Beauty Queen, Banned], FemaleBeauty.info, 5 September 2006.</ref> Samadzai also helped found a US-based women's [[charity organization|charity]] that seeks to raise awareness of [[women's rights]] and education in the Afghanistan.<ref>[http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2003/11/10/News/Lauded.At.Pageant.Woman.Condemned.By.Afghan.Officials-1420183.shtml Lauded at pageant, woman condemned by Afghan officials]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Michigan Daily'', 10 November 2003.</ref>


After placing as the third runner up in [[Susan Jeske]]'s first Ms. America International pageant in 2002,<ref name="qualification">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/kedubes/Miss_Afghanistan.html|title=Miss Afghanistan 2003|accessdate=26 May 2022}}</ref> she applicated for consideration in the new [[Miss Earth]] pageant in 2003 and was selected as Afghanistan's representative from abroad, as there were no beauty queen contests in Afghanistan.<ref name="qualification"/> Although she did not hold the title of a "Miss Afghanistan", this made her the first Afghan woman to take part in an international beauty contest since [[Zohra Daoud]] had been crowned Miss Afghanistan in 1974. Her participation in the Miss Earth [[beauty pageant]] was condemned by the [[Supreme Court of Afghanistan|Afghan Supreme Court]], saying such a display of the female body goes against [[Sharia|Islamic law]] and [[Culture of Afghanistan|Afghan culture]]. In particular, traditionalists objected to her appearance in a red bikini during the pageant's press presentation. She was given a special "[[Beauty for a Cause]]" award at that year's Miss Earth competition.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/miss-afghanistan-takes-prize-at-miss-earth-contest "Miss Afghanistan Takes Prize at Miss Earth Contest"], Associated Press, FOXNews.com, 10 November 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3208417.stm | title=Afghan beauty queen makes history | publisher=BBC News | date=23 October 2003|accessdate=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/world/world-briefing-asia-afghanistan-anti-pageant-judges.html | title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges | newspaper=The New York Times | agency=The Associated Press | date=30 October 2003 | accessdate=31 May 2025 }}</ref><ref name="indymedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.indymedia.ie/article/62098?condense_comments=true |title=Afghan women's organization in "Miss Earth" show - Indymedia Ireland |publisher=indymedia.ie|access-date=2016-02-07}}</ref><ref name="opinionjournal">{{cite web|url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110004216 |title=Opinion & Reviews - Wall Street Journal |publisher=opinionjournal.com|access-date=2016-02-07}}</ref>
After placing as the third runner up in [[Susan Jeske]]'s first Ms. America International pageant in 2002, she applicated for consideration in the new [[Miss Earth]] pageant in 2003 and was selected as Afghanistan's representative from abroad, as there were no beauty queen contests in Afghanistan. Although she did not hold the title of a "Miss Afghanistan", this made her the first Afghan woman to take part in an international beauty contest since [[Zohra Daoud]] had been crowned Miss Afghanistan in 1974. Her participation in the Miss Earth [[beauty pageant]] was condemned by the [[Supreme Court of Afghanistan|Afghan Supreme Court]], saying such a display of the female body goes against [[Sharia|Islamic law]] and [[Culture of Afghanistan|Afghan culture]]. In particular, traditionalists objected to her appearance in a red bikini during the pageant's press presentation. She was given a special "[[Beauty for a Cause]]" award at that year's Miss Earth competition.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/miss-afghanistan-takes-prize-at-miss-earth-contest "Miss Afghanistan Takes Prize at Miss Earth Contest"], Associated Press, FOXNews.com, 10 November 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3208417.stm | title=Afghan beauty queen makes history | publisher=BBC News | date=23 October 2003|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/world/world-briefing-asia-afghanistan-anti-pageant-judges.html | title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges | newspaper=The New York Times | agency=The Associated Press | date=30 October 2003 | accessdate=31 May 2025 }}</ref><ref name="indymedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.indymedia.ie/article/62098?condense_comments=true |title=Afghan women's organization in "Miss Earth" show - Indymedia Ireland |publisher=indymedia.ie|access-date=2016-02-07}}</ref><ref name="opinionjournal">{{cite web|url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110004216 |title=Opinion & Reviews - Wall Street Journal |publisher=opinionjournal.com|access-date=2016-02-07}}</ref>


The following year, Samadzai returned to the pageant and was among the 11 jurors who helped choose [[Priscilla Meirelles]] as [[Miss Earth 2004]]. On coronation night, the young women's rights [[activist]] wore a gown, saying: "I don't know if they'll have a problem this time because I'm not showing any skin or wearing a swimsuit". On 1 May 2005, Vida Samadzai won Susan Jeske's little known Ms. America 2005-06 pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://msamericapageant.com/3/custom_form_14.htm|title=Hall of Fame|work=Ms. America Pageant Inc.|accessdate=22 May 2022}}</ref>
The following year, Samadzai returned to the pageant and was among the 11 jurors who helped choose [[Priscilla Meirelles]] as [[Miss Earth 2004]]. On coronation night, the young women's rights [[activist]] wore a gown, saying: "I don't know if they'll have a problem this time because I'm not showing any skin or wearing a swimsuit". On 1 May 2005, Vida Samadzai won Susan Jeske's little known Ms. America 2005-06 pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://msamericapageant.com/3/custom_form_14.htm|title=Hall of Fame|work=Ms. America Pageant Inc.|accessdate=22 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524190920/https://msamericapageant.com/3/custom_form_14.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Vida Samadzai (born 22 February 1978) is an Afghan-American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Afghanistan 2003. As the first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant since 1974, her appearance in a red bikini in the 2003 edition of Miss Earth pageant created controversy in her native country.[1][2] She was a contestant on the popular reality show Bigg Boss in 2011.[3]

Biography

Samadzai was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1996. She graduated from California State University at Fullerton and became a citizen of the U.S.[4][5] Samadzai also helped found a US-based women's charity that seeks to raise awareness of women's rights and education in the Afghanistan.[6]

After placing as the third runner up in Susan Jeske's first Ms. America International pageant in 2002, she applicated for consideration in the new Miss Earth pageant in 2003 and was selected as Afghanistan's representative from abroad, as there were no beauty queen contests in Afghanistan. Although she did not hold the title of a "Miss Afghanistan", this made her the first Afghan woman to take part in an international beauty contest since Zohra Daoud had been crowned Miss Afghanistan in 1974. Her participation in the Miss Earth beauty pageant was condemned by the Afghan Supreme Court, saying such a display of the female body goes against Islamic law and Afghan culture. In particular, traditionalists objected to her appearance in a red bikini during the pageant's press presentation. She was given a special "Beauty for a Cause" award at that year's Miss Earth competition.[7][8][9][10][11]

The following year, Samadzai returned to the pageant and was among the 11 jurors who helped choose Priscilla Meirelles as Miss Earth 2004. On coronation night, the young women's rights activist wore a gown, saying: "I don't know if they'll have a problem this time because I'm not showing any skin or wearing a swimsuit". On 1 May 2005, Vida Samadzai won Susan Jeske's little known Ms. America 2005-06 pageant.[12]

Television

Year Name Role Channel Notes Ref
2011 Bigg Boss 5 Contestant Colors TV Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 49

References

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  1. ↑ Beauty prize for Miss Afghanistan Template:Webarchive, CNN.com, 10 November 2003
  2. ↑ Miss Afghanistan named "beauty for a cause", St. Petersburg Times, 10 November 2003.
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ "Miss Afghanistan wins award at Miss Earth", Chinaview.cn, 10 November 2003.
  5. ↑ Vida Samadzai, Afghan Beauty Queen, Banned, FemaleBeauty.info, 5 September 2006.
  6. ↑ Lauded at pageant, woman condemned by Afghan officialsScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., Michigan Daily, 10 November 2003.
  7. ↑ "Miss Afghanistan Takes Prize at Miss Earth Contest", Associated Press, FOXNews.com, 10 November 2003.
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