Tara Fares
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Tara Fares | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1996 |
| Died | 27 September 2018 (aged 22) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Occupations | Model, social activist, Internet celebrity |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Baghdad |
| Years active | 2014–2018 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
Tara Fares (Arabic: تارة فارس; 10 January 1996 – 27 September 2018) was an Iraqi model, beauty blogger and Instagram star.[1]
Fares was born in Baghdad, her father is an Iraqi Christian and her mother a Lebanese Shiite.
Fares was forced to get married at the age of 16. She later said that her husband had been abusive.[1] She recounted years after getting pregnant at age 17 of her forced marriage. Her pregnancy was concealed by her parents who then found another family for her.[1]
In 2013, Fares was voted beauty queen of Baghdad[2] and went on to compete in the Miss Iraq competition, where she was a runner-up.[3][4]
Fares had a large following on social media site Instagram, with 2.7 million followers at the time of her death.[5]
In July 2018, Fares said in a post on Instagram, "It does not frighten me that there are those who reject the existence of God. What really frightens me is there are those who kill and slaughter to prove the existence of God." After her death this post was widely shared by her followers.[6]