'I need a safe place to live without constantly fearing for my life,' Bahareh Zare Bahari wrote.
Adrianna RodriguezAn Iranian beauty queen who has been stuck in a Manila airport for nearly two weeks says she can’t return home and is seeking asylum in the Philippines, according to Philippine authorities.
The international police agency Interpol issued a red notice to arrest her, according to the statement from the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration. Although the statement didn’t specify which country issued the request, it says that Bahari is a fugitive wanted in an assault and battery case.
Earlier this year, the beauty queen appeared onstage in a recent competition with the flag of the former Iranian monarchy and a photo of exiled opposition leader Reza Pahlavi, according to CNN.
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