Maryam Massoumi
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Maryam Massoumi (born 1991) is an Iranian-Canadian fashion model who competed on the reality TV
show Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
, which aired in 2009.
and emigrated to Canada
a five years prior to her participation on the show. She had had some experience with local photographers before the show. She is currently pursuing her culinary studies in order to become a sous-chef as well as pursuing her modeling career part-time.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3, the third season of reality series Canada's Next Top Model, premiered on May 26, 2009, on CTV. Jay Manuel returned for his second season as the host...
, which aired in 2009.
Personal life
Massoumi was born in IranIran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
a five years prior to her participation on the show. She had had some experience with local photographers before the show. She is currently pursuing her culinary studies in order to become a sous-chef as well as pursuing her modeling career part-time.