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There was a Queen.
Queen Fawzia of IRAN, once Princess Fwazia of Egypt
Fawzia married Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1939. Pahlavi became Shah of Iran in 1941. Fawzia ,a celebrated beauty, was the daughter Fuad I, King of Egypt. The pair divorced in 1945 (in Egypt) and in 1948 (in Iran). A second wife was procured, another beauty, Soraya Esfandiary, daughter of an Iranian diplomat. Unable to have children the pair divorced in 1951.The Shah's third wife,Farah was the daughter of an army captain and the pair married in 1959. Farah was formally crowned as Queen of Iran in 1967. With the onslaught of the Iranian Revolution in 1978, the Shah was exiled to Egypt and the one time King died there in 1979. His last Queen Farah lives on. Soraya once Queen died in 2001. The Shah's first Queen. Fawzia, that beauty on the cover September 21 in 1942, lives on.
FAWZIA
official portraits of Fawzia. third row photograph by Cecil Beaton, painting of Queen Fawzia Painted by Greek Artist Lambro.
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What a stunning looking lady, is it just me or does she not bear a strong resemblance to Vivien Leigh?
ReplyDeleteI think that has been noted before! She was an exotic beauty to be sure. Interesting to how the Shah "digressed" in his seeking of royal blood lines. there was and HBO special about his last wife I linked in the text-still very much the Queen.
ReplyDeleteI love the Beaton image, but the most BEAUTIFUL was with her little pookie love...looked like Dita Von Teese quickly, that is until I scrolled. Soraya was truly beautiful as well...very Ava Gardner.
ReplyDeleteI remember meeting their psychic that was part of the refugee contingency that included hairdresser etc...what a beautiful green-eyed beauty with the gift of Sight of the Third Eye!
Thank you for post these beautiful pictures of Fawzia--who is almost forgotten because of Soraya's own story. I clearly remember my mother telling me the story of Soraya when I was a little girl. Of course, I didn't know anything else about Iran, but it all seemed romantic and tragic. Fawzia looks the most European of all three of the wives of the Shah.
ReplyDeleteShe was incredibly beautiful, as all of the Shah's wives were. Soraya was so beautiful too.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting it is to see how modern and chic these women were compared to how the current leader of Iran's wife looks now.
The reason the Shah divorced Fowzia was because they thought she couldn't bear any male heirs. I guess at that time they didn't know about the role sperm played in determining the sex of the child. She was certainly a beauty, but I also think it was to her benefit that the Shah divorced her. The Shah's twin sister was a jealous control freak who ordered the hysterectomy of his second wife (Soraya) when she went to the hospital for a routine surgery.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Belle, in response to you. Iran's leaders are a bunch of lice ridden sociopaths and their wives are a close match, but if things were different, their wives would also be chic and beautiful.
We love these photos of her. She is so chic!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great post.
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I am not familiar with her. Such a beauty! I agree with Dash. She does resemble VL.
ReplyDeletethere is a deep well of stories in all these women. I will consider doing more posts on them, however I am ill equipped in that I don't know as much as I should. I wonder if anyone amongst you would consider a guest post on one or any of them. I am doing some research in other areas right now and don't think I can do it justice. Let me know. pgt
ReplyDeleteA beautiful woman and flattering photography, which judging from your other readers' comments belies the violence of her environment. I too would look forward to hearing more about her.
ReplyDeleteshe was a pure beauty here is some infos about her life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawzia_Fuad_of_Egypt
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