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Brigitte Yaghi (Arabic: بريجيت ياغي‎) (born 18 November 1987 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese/Egyptian singer. She first gained significant public notice by garnering fifth place in Super Star 2, the Arabic version of American Idol or Pop Idol.

Career[link]

Yaghi was born in Lebanon, and now live in Egypt. She was raised in Hadath, Lebanon, where by age 14 she was participating in vocal fiestas and private shows. At age 16 she entered in the Super Star 2 competition, where she earned fifth place.^[1] Her debut recording, Albi w Omri, was filmed by noted video director Ray Kay.

سوبر ستار Performances[link]

Top 81: ليه خلتني أحبك (Le Khaletni Ahibak)
Top 17: يا دلع (Ya Daleh) by Sabah
Top 15: حبينا و تحبينا (Habaina Ou Ithabeena)
Top 13: يا كرم (Ya Karm)
Top 11: وحشتيني (Wahashtini)
Top 10: أجمل إحساس (Agmal Ihsas) by Elissa
Top 9: لون عيونك (Lawn Oyounak) by Nancy Ajram
Top 9: احتاجك أنا (Ahtajak Ana) by Ahlam
Top 7: سحر الغرام (Sehr El Gharam) by Dina Hayek
Top 7: أنا في الغرام (Ana Fe Gharam)
Top 6: خليك هنا (Khalik Hina)
Top 6: عاشقة و غلبانة (Asha'a W Ghalbana) by Sabah
Top 5: سهراني (Sahraneh) by Najwa Karam
Top 5: يا قمر (Ya Qamar)

Discography[link]

• وإبتدا المشوار (we ibtada il mishwar)

References[link]

• Brigitte Yaghi Official Website
• Brigitte Yaghi
• 6arab
• Super Star Biography – Interview/Biography on the official Super Star 2 site
• Brigitte Yaghi Bio, Pictures and Wallpapers

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Christina Sawaya (Arabic; كريستين صوايا), born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.

As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".

In 2001, Sawaya competed with 19 women to become Miss Lebanon 2001, where she also became eligible to enter in the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International pageants. She represented her country in the 2001 Miss World pageant, wherein she was unplaced. But at the Miss Universe 2002 Pageant, Sawaya decided to drop out of the competition after stating that she would not compete in a pageant with Miss Israel, Yamit Har-Noy. She went on to win the Miss International 2002 beauty pageant in Tokyo on September 30, 2002.^[1] Sawaya was chosen as Miss International among beauties from 51 countries.

She also became the first Miss International of Middle Eastern descent. In the same; Miss World 2002 is Azra Akın from Turkey and the original winner of Miss Earth 2002 is Džejla Glavović from Bosnia and Herzegovina which are all dominant Muslim countries. Yet it remains to mention That Christina Saway is a conservative Christian that comes from the only Arab country, Lebanon, where the president is Christian by the constitution.

In that same year, Sawaya received another honor when she became the first Miss International contestant to win the prestigious Global Beauties Award for "Best Overall Performance" in the year, a contest held between Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International. It was the first time that a Miss Universe titleholder or delegate did not win this award.

On 15 November 2003 Sawaya married Tony Baroud in Beirut. Baroud is a former member of the Lebanese national basketball team and now a sports commentator and TV entertainer with the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. Tony also hosted the 2007 Miss Lebanon pageant.

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Sonam Kapoor
Kapoor at the Cricket stars party (2007)
Born	(1985-06-09) 9 June 1985 (age 27) Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007– present
Parents	Anil Kapoor (Father) Sunita Kapoor (Mother)
Relatives	Surinder Kapoor (Grandfather) Rhea Kapoor (Sister) Harshvardhan (Brother) Arjun Kapoor (Cousin) Sanjay Kapoor (Uncle) Boney Kapoor (Uncle) Sridevi (Aunt) Mona Shourie Kapoor (Aunt)

Sonam Kapoor (born 9 June 1985^[1]) is an Indian film actress and fashion icon who appears in Bollywood films. Sonam made her acting debut in 2007 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor and subsequently featured in the offbeat drama Delhi-6 (2009). She earned her first commercial success with the romantic comedy I Hate Luv Storys (2010) and followed with such films as Aisha (2010) and Thank You (2011). She is known as a fashionista, she has been getting various accolades for her unique sense of style rather than her films.^[2]

Early life[link]

Kapoor was born and raised in Chembur, Mumbai. She is the eldest daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita, who is Sindhi^[1] and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor.^[3] She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actress Sridevi, actor Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah.^[4] Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea Kapoor and brother Harshvardhan.^[5] She is also the cousin of upcoming actor Arjun Kapoor.

She went at the Arya Vidya Mandir school in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate.^[1] She also studied Political Science and Economics from University of East London. She speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Marathi and is a well trained classical dancer.^[5]

Career[link]

Early Work (2004–05)[link]

Before starting her career off as an actress, Sonam and Ranbir Kapoor worked as assistant directors under Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2004, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black which was released in early 2005.^[6]

Film Debut & Breakthrough (2007–09)[link]

She made her acting debut alongside newcomer, Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's Saawariya (2007), which failed to do well at the box office,^[7] but her performance opened to good reviews by critics.^[8]

In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6, opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film flopped at the box office and received mixed critical reviews, but her performance was praised. Critic Rajeev Masand commented, "Sonam Kapoor is the revelation in Delhi 6. She's a firecracker performer, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn't even a conventional female lead".^[9] Sonia Chopra, film criric from Rediff commented, "Sonam Kapoor is an earnest and effortless performer so she does make you like the character somewhat, despite the typical Delhi-girl recipe".^[10]

Initial Success (2010–present)[link]

In 2010, she appeared in Punit Malhotra's I Hate Luv Storys opposite Imran Khan. The film went on to become her first box office success.^[11][12] She also appeared in the romantic comedy, Aisha, opposite Abhay Deol, which was declared a below average performer at the box office.^[13][14]

Kapoor's first release in 2011, Thank You was a critical failure, although the film was an average grosser at the box office.^[15] The same year, she made an appearance at the 64th Cannes Film Festival representing L'Oréal, the brand she endorses in India.

Her second film of the year was the romance film Mausam, in which she and co-star Shahid Kapoor had four different looks representing each of the four seasons. The film received mixed reviews and was a failure at the box office.^[16] However, Sonam's performance was appreciated by most prominent critics. Taran Adarsh commented, "For Sonam, MAUSAM will prove to be a turning point in her career. Astonishing -- that would be the right word to describe her work this time around. The confidence with which she handles the distinct characterization speaks volumes".^[17]

Her first release of 2012 is Players, a remake of The Italian Job, alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Neil Nitin Mukesh. The film received mixed to negative reviews and didn't do well at the box office. At the moment, she's busy shooting for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag with Farhan Akhtar and Raanjhnaa with Dhanush of "Kolaveri Di" fame.^[18]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

Honors & Achievements[link]

See also[link]

• List of Indian film actresses

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sonam Kapoor at the Internet Movie Database
• Sonam Kapoor on Twitter