Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born March 12, 1963) is the eldest daughter of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...

 of Iran

Iran

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 by his third wife, Empress Farah Diba

Farah Pahlavi

Farah Pahlavi is the former Queen and Empress of Iran. She is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, and only Empress of modern Iran...

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She was born Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi, as per official dynastic usage, with the style Her Imperial Highness. She resides in New York City

New York City

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Education

She studied at the Niavaran Special School in Tehran

Tehran

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, the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut

Simsbury, Connecticut

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, United States

United States

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, and the Cairo American College in Cairo

Cairo

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, Egypt

Egypt

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. From 1981 to 1982, she attended Bennington College

Bennington College

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 in Bennington, Vermont. She received a Bachelor of Arts in social work from Columbia University

Columbia University

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 in 1986 and a Master's degree in child psychology from the same university in 1990.http://www.farahpahlavi.org/farahnazp.html

According to a 2004 article in The Los Angeles Times, she reportedly attempted to find employment at international aid agencies such as UNICEF, but, according to her mother, was rejected because of her name.

Trivia

• In August 2000, Farahnaz's picture was broadcast on the stadium screen during a concert by the Iranian singer Googoosh
  Googoosh
  Faegheh Atashin also known by her stage name Googoosh is an Iranian singer and actress. She is known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but also starred in a variety of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s...
  
   at Madison Square Garden
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   in New York City. When the performance was over, the exiled royal was interviewed by a New York Times reporter.

• At her father's coronation in 1967, Farahnaz, then four years old, wore a diamond tiara made for the occasion by Van Cleef & Arpels
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