Zoureena Rijger

Zoureena Rijger
Zoureena Rijger, Miss Suriname 2009
Born (1991-06-19) June 19, 1991 (age 32)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Suriname 2009
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Suriname, Miss World

Zoureena Saviera Nazrul Rijger (born in Paramaribo, Suriname, on June 19, 1991) is Surinamese singer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Suriname 2009.

Biography

Zoureena is the daughter of well-known Surinamese country singer Lex Rijger and his wife Nisa Rijger. Lex performed with his daughters Cheryll, Zoureena, and Xaviera in a group called Lex Rijger and Family. The girls also sing on their own as the group The Rijger Sisters. At the Surinamese song festival Suripop 2008 they performed the song A Song of Life, written by their father.[1]

On August 28, 2009, Rijger was crowned Miss Suriname 2009 in the Marriott Hotel Suriname. On November 10, 2009, Rijger travelled to South Africa to take part in the Miss World 2009 beauty pageant, which took place on December 12, 2009.[2]

References

  1. ^ "De familie Rijger". Parbode (in Dutch). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Geen prijs voor Rijger bij Miss World Talent". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
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