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Fawzia Shirin

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The Resume

    (November 5, 1921-July 2, 2013)
    Born in Alexandria, Egypt
    Princess of Egypt
    Queen Consort to Shah of Iran, Mohammed Pahlavi (1941-1948)

Why she might be annoying:

    She and her 4 siblings all have names beginning with 'F.'
    Tensions between the royal houses may have led to her marriage breaking up.
    Her family felt she 'married down.'
    His family thought she had an attitude problem.
    She left her daughter to be raised in Iran as a condition of her divorce from Pahlavi.
    She was falsely reported dead in 2005.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She lost her royal titles when the Egyptian monarchy was dismantled (1952).
    Life Magazine photographer Cecil Beaton branded her an 'Asian Venus.'
    She was renowned for her light blue eyes.
    The Shah announced their divorce wouldn't affect the positive relations between Egypt and Iran.
    Her second marriage to Ismail Shirin Bey lasted from 1949 until his death in 1994.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 29 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 85 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 61 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 118 Votes: 44.92% Annoying