Sahar Biniaz

Sahar Biniaz (born November 17, 1984) is an Iranian-Canadian actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe Canada 2012. She had a reccurring role on the hit TV show Sanctuary as Kali goddess of destruction.

Sahar Biniaz
Sahar Biniaz at the Times Of India Film Awards 2013 (TOIFA)
Born
Sahar Biniaz

(1984-11-17) November 17, 1984
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown

Biography

Biniaz was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.[1] She grew up in Iran, and a few years later, her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she became a naturalized Canadian.[1] She graduated with honors from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting School in Los Angeles.[1]

Pageant history

Biniaz competed in the Miss Universe Canada 2003 pageant where she did not place. She went on to compete in beauty pageants representing Canada, including winning 1st runner-up in Miss Universe Canada 2008. Four years later, she competed in the same pageant and won the title of "Miss Universe Canada 2012". She also won the Revlon Professional Best Hair award.[2] and was originally going to represent Canada in Miss Universe 2012 but in November, she was unable to compete due to fabricating her age and being outside of the limit and was replaced by Adwoa Yamoah.

Year Pageant Placement
2003 Miss Universe Canada Unplaced
2003 Miss Global Beauty Queen 1st Runner-up[3]
2008 Miss Tourism Queen International 2nd runner-up[4]
2008 Miss Universe Canada 1st runner-up[5]
2012 Miss Universe Canada Winner

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Neal 'n' Nikki Teacher
2009 Watchmen Foreign Newscaster (as Sahar)
2009 2012 Showgirl (uncredited)
2010 The Search for Santa Paws Posh Poodle Woman Video
2012 Ambrosia Leila
2013 Tom Dick & Harriet Car Model TV Movie
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Blade: The Series Sabine 6 episodes
2007 Painkiller Jane Hottie 1 episode
2008 Under One Roof Sylvia 1 episode
2010 Blue Mountain State Natrina 1 episode[6]
2007–2010 Smallville Shayera Hall, aka the DC Comics superhero Hawkgirl 4 episode[7]
2010 Sanctuary Kali 4 episode

References
  1. "Sahar Biniaz Crowned Miss Universe Canada 2012 [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. 20 May 2012.
  2. "EXCLUSIVE: Miss Universe Canada 2012 Results!". BeautyMania.Biz. 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  3. Miss Global Beauty - Keepers of the Crown Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. GlobalBeauties.com - Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 Special Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. GlobalBeauties.com - Latest News Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Welcome to Trisko Talent". Triskotalent.com. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  7. "Smallville Casts Hawkgirl and Deadshot". IGN. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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