Women of Persian always get a mention when talking about the beautiful women in the world. They are not blonde and the skin is also different from them. They are known for their flawless skin, hair, beautiful eyes and great body built. Muslim countries like Iran follow parda system, where the women have to cover themselves before leaving home. This also enhances their beauty as their skin is always covered and save them from any type of sun and dust damage.
Here is a list of Top 10 Most Beautiful Persian Models
List of Contents
10 Catherine Bell
9 Nasim Pedrad
8 Sarah Shahi
7 Maryam Zakaria
6 Necar Zadegan
5 Nadia Bjorlin
4 Sahar Biniaz
3 Bahar Soomekh
2 Shohreh Aghdashloo
1 Nazanin Boniadi
10- Catherine Bell
Catherine Lisa Bell is a producer and actress with Iranian- American nationality. She mostly had known for appearing in JAG as Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, a television series from 1997-2005, in Army Wives as Denise Sherwood from 2007-2013 and in The Good Witch as Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale from 2008 to present.
She was born on 14th August, 1968 in London to Iranian native parents. After her parents separated, she moved back to Iran and then to US at the age of 3. She started her career as a model with an assignment in Japan for 4 months. On return to California, she enrolled self in an acting school and also worked in a spa as massage therapist.
Her first role in the television acting was in Sugar and Spice, where she just speaks one line to Peter Gabriel. She can speak English and Persian fluently and is likes skiing, kick-boxing, snowboarding and motorcycling. In 2006, she received a nomination for Best Supporting actress in Saturn Award for The Triangle.
9- Nasim Pedrad
Born on 18th November, 1981 in Tehran and immigrated to America in 1984. She can speak Persian and English fluently and has graduated in acting from UCLA School of Theatre in the year 2003. She used to perform at The Groundlings with Sunday Company her show called Me, Myself and Iran.
She received an award for LA Weekly Best Comedic Performance for her lead role in After School Special, a comedic Spoof. She first appeared on TV in Gilmore Girls for one episode. She has also landed her voice for various projects like Allen Gregory, The Lorax and Despicable Me 2. She made a guest appearance in the film No Strings Attached in 2011.
8- Sarah Shahi
Sarah was born on 10th January, 1980 in Texas was brought up there. She met Robert Altman, director, who motivated her to work in Hollywood. In Hollywood she got roles in Dawson’s Creek, Supernatural, Reba and Alias. She appeared as supporting cast in The L World, but her contract was not renewed and her role was ended.
She played daughter of Sylvester Stallone in Bullet to the Head. In 2016, she was playing the character of Nancy Drew from the book. She was on number 90 on the list of “Hot 100 of 2005” and then moved to number 66 in the year 2006 and number 36 in the year 2012. In 2012, she was on the cover of the Maxim’s TV’s Hottest Girls in the October issue. She was on no#5 in the hot list of AfterEllen.com.
7- Maryam Zakaria
In Sweden, she worked as choreographer, dance teacher and model and also established a dance academy where bollywood style dancing was taught. She shifted to India in 2009, where she worked as model and made appearances in ads like Layz, Coke and Set Wet. She appeared in one of the ads with Imran Khan, a known Indian actor. She got her first break in an item song in a south movie, which was a hit. This led her to signing the main lead in a south film. She made her Bollywood debut with Agent Vinod, in which she performed a mujra with Kareena Kapoor and then was signed as one of the leads in Grand Masti, which was a massive hit.
6- Necar Zadegan
She is basically of Iranian origin but was born in Germany on 20th June, 1982 and was brought up in California. She studied in Moreau Catholic High School and graduated in Literature from University of California. From 2005-2009 she worked several TV shows like Nip/Tuck, The Bernie Mac Show, The Unit, Big Shots, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, CSI: Miami and The Shield. In 2010, she got recurring roles in shows like Outlaw, The Event and 24. She also appeared in Unthinkable and Elena Undone. In 2014, she played the main lead in Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce.
5- Nadia Bjorlin
She was born to a Swedish father and Iranian mother. She can speak Swedish, English and Persian fluently and was schooled in Italian, Russian and French. She started her career in 1999, with Days of Our Lives, a famous soap Opera, as Chloe Lane.
She got a lot of media attention for the role and was audience favorite. She also featured in Ricky Martin’s famous song Shake Your Bon-Bon. Later she left Days so that she could focus on her singing, but returned to acting. In 2010, she made a guest appearance in Two and Half Men and was a part of Dirty Soap, in 2011. She returned to Days of Ours Lives in 2013, for 50th anniversary of daytime serial. She also appeared as guest in 2 Broke Girls in the same year. She is also into music and plays instruments like guitar, piano, harp and flute.
4- Sahar Biniaz
Born on 17th November, 1986, Sahar is a beauty queen, model and actress with Iranian-Canadian nationality. Her TV appearances include role of Kali in Sanctuary, guest appearance in Blue Mountain State, guest appearance in Samllville and a lead role Ambrosia, an Iranian film. She was supposed to represent Canada in the Miss Universe 2012, but was disqualified due to her age being more.
3 Bahar Soomekh
She was born on 30th March, 1975 in Tehran. Her family moved to California in 1979 to save them from Iranian Revolution. She is an environmental science graduate from University of California. During her starting years, she used to guest appear in series like 24 and JAG.
Her breakthrough role was in Crash, which won the Best Picture in Academy Awards and she eventually became a part of “New on the Scene” list by People magazine. She later appeared in movies like Mission: Impossible III and Syriana. After the loss of jobs in the industry, she decided to make career in real estate and her last film was Just like a Woman.
2- Shohreh Aghdashloo
Born on 11th May, 1952 in Tehran as Shohreh Vaziri Tabar, she got married at the age of 19 to Aydin Aghdashloo, who was then 31yrs old. She started attending acting workshops and became an actress in films and theatre of Iran.
She moved to England at the beginning of Iranian Revolution and got her degree in International Relations and following her dream of becoming an actress got her to Los Angeles. There, she starred in movies like The Lake House, X Men: The Last Stand, The Sisterhood of Travelling Pants 2, The Adjustment Bureau, The No Game, Rose Water, Last Knight etc. Her role in House of Sand and Fog got her several awards and nominations.
1- Nazanin Boniadi
As a young girl, she used to play violin and perform Ballet. After her school, she moved to States and got her bachelor’s degree in Biological Science. She also won an award for her research in the field of cancer and heart transplant. She shifted her focus to acting in the year 2006 and got her first role in General Hospitals and its series. She was the 1st actor, who was born in Iran and had a contract with American Soap. She has appeared in serials like 24, Suits, How I Met Your Mother, Best Friends Forever, Go On, Grey’s Anatomy etc and movies like Iran Man, The Next Three Days, Desert Dancer and Ben-Hur etc.
All these females are known faces in American film industry, but we never bother to know where they originally come from. They have adopted the culture and language so well that is difficult to differentiate.
Here is a list of Top 10 Most Beautiful Persian Models
List of Contents
10 Catherine Bell
9 Nasim Pedrad
8 Sarah Shahi
7 Maryam Zakaria
6 Necar Zadegan
5 Nadia Bjorlin
4 Sahar Biniaz
3 Bahar Soomekh
2 Shohreh Aghdashloo
1 Nazanin Boniadi
10- Catherine Bell
Birth Name: Catherine Lisa Bell
Age: 50, born 14 August 1968
Nationality: Iran, Islamic Republic
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 10"
Relationship Status: SingleCatherine Lisa Bell is a producer and actress with Iranian- American nationality. She mostly had known for appearing in JAG as Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, a television series from 1997-2005, in Army Wives as Denise Sherwood from 2007-2013 and in The Good Witch as Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale from 2008 to present.
She was born on 14th August, 1968 in London to Iranian native parents. After her parents separated, she moved back to Iran and then to US at the age of 3. She started her career as a model with an assignment in Japan for 4 months. On return to California, she enrolled self in an acting school and also worked in a spa as massage therapist.
Her first role in the television acting was in Sugar and Spice, where she just speaks one line to Peter Gabriel. She can speak English and Persian fluently and is likes skiing, kick-boxing, snowboarding and motorcycling. In 2006, she received a nomination for Best Supporting actress in Saturn Award for The Triangle.
9- Nasim Pedrad
Age: 36, born 18 November 1981
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 4"
The next on the list is very beautiful, Nasim Pedrad. She is a comedian and actress with Iranian- America nationality. She is known to be the cast member of the show Saturday Night Live for 5 seasons and co-starring in Scream-Queens and Mulaney and also a guest appearance in New Girl.Born on 18th November, 1981 in Tehran and immigrated to America in 1984. She can speak Persian and English fluently and has graduated in acting from UCLA School of Theatre in the year 2003. She used to perform at The Groundlings with Sunday Company her show called Me, Myself and Iran.
She received an award for LA Weekly Best Comedic Performance for her lead role in After School Special, a comedic Spoof. She first appeared on TV in Gilmore Girls for one episode. She has also landed her voice for various projects like Allen Gregory, The Lorax and Despicable Me 2. She made a guest appearance in the film No Strings Attached in 2011.
8- Sarah Shahi
Birth Name: Aahoo Jahansouz Shahi
Age: 38, born 10 January 1980
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Born and residing in: United States
Height: 5' 3"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Steve Howey
Aahoo Jahansouz “Sarah” Shahi is a television actress and was a cheerleader for NFL from America. She has her ancestors from Spain and Iran. She appeared in Fairly Legal, The L World and the Person of Interest. She played the protagonist in Life and a supporting role in Alias.Sarah was born on 10th January, 1980 in Texas was brought up there. She met Robert Altman, director, who motivated her to work in Hollywood. In Hollywood she got roles in Dawson’s Creek, Supernatural, Reba and Alias. She appeared as supporting cast in The L World, but her contract was not renewed and her role was ended.
She played daughter of Sylvester Stallone in Bullet to the Head. In 2016, she was playing the character of Nancy Drew from the book. She was on number 90 on the list of “Hot 100 of 2005” and then moved to number 66 in the year 2006 and number 36 in the year 2012. In 2012, she was on the cover of the Maxim’s TV’s Hottest Girls in the October issue. She was on no#5 in the hot list of AfterEllen.com.
7- Maryam Zakaria
Birth Name: Maryam Zakaria
Age: 34, born 27 September 1984
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: India
Maryam Zakaria is an actress, model and dance teacher having nationality of Sweden and ancestors from Iran and Sweden. She has been working in Bollywood and is known for her roles in Grand Masti and Agent Vinod.In Sweden, she worked as choreographer, dance teacher and model and also established a dance academy where bollywood style dancing was taught. She shifted to India in 2009, where she worked as model and made appearances in ads like Layz, Coke and Set Wet. She appeared in one of the ads with Imran Khan, a known Indian actor. She got her first break in an item song in a south movie, which was a hit. This led her to signing the main lead in a south film. She made her Bollywood debut with Agent Vinod, in which she performed a mujra with Kareena Kapoor and then was signed as one of the leads in Grand Masti, which was a massive hit.
6- Necar Zadegan
Birth Name: Necar Zadegan
Age: 36, born 20 June 1982 Germany
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 9"
Necar is an Iranian/ American television and film actress. She is well known for playing First Lady in the 8th season of television series 24.She is basically of Iranian origin but was born in Germany on 20th June, 1982 and was brought up in California. She studied in Moreau Catholic High School and graduated in Literature from University of California. From 2005-2009 she worked several TV shows like Nip/Tuck, The Bernie Mac Show, The Unit, Big Shots, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, CSI: Miami and The Shield. In 2010, she got recurring roles in shows like Outlaw, The Event and 24. She also appeared in Unthinkable and Elena Undone. In 2014, she played the main lead in Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce.
5- Nadia Bjorlin
Birth Name: Nadia Alexandra Björlin
Age: 38, born 2 August 1980
Born and residing in: United States
Height: 5' 8"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Grant Turnbull
Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin is a singer, model and actress from America. She was born on 2nd August, 1980 in Rhode Island.She was born to a Swedish father and Iranian mother. She can speak Swedish, English and Persian fluently and was schooled in Italian, Russian and French. She started her career in 1999, with Days of Our Lives, a famous soap Opera, as Chloe Lane.
She got a lot of media attention for the role and was audience favorite. She also featured in Ricky Martin’s famous song Shake Your Bon-Bon. Later she left Days so that she could focus on her singing, but returned to acting. In 2010, she made a guest appearance in Two and Half Men and was a part of Dirty Soap, in 2011. She returned to Days of Ours Lives in 2013, for 50th anniversary of daytime serial. She also appeared as guest in 2 Broke Girls in the same year. She is also into music and plays instruments like guitar, piano, harp and flute.
4- Sahar Biniaz
Birth Name: Sahar Biniaz
Age: 31, born 17 November 1986
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: Canada
Height: 5' 8"
The next on the list is known for her beauty. Sahar has won numerous beauty pageants like Miss Universe Canada and was 1st runner-up in Miss Global Beauty Queen and 2nd runner-up in Miss Tourism International.Born on 17th November, 1986, Sahar is a beauty queen, model and actress with Iranian-Canadian nationality. Her TV appearances include role of Kali in Sanctuary, guest appearance in Blue Mountain State, guest appearance in Samllville and a lead role Ambrosia, an Iranian film. She was supposed to represent Canada in the Miss Universe 2012, but was disqualified due to her age being more.
3 Bahar Soomekh
Birth Name: Bahar Soomekh
Age: 43, born 30 March 1975
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 5"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Clayton Frech
Bahar Soomekh is an actress in America and born in Iran. She is well known for her work in franchise of Saw and Crash.She was born on 30th March, 1975 in Tehran. Her family moved to California in 1979 to save them from Iranian Revolution. She is an environmental science graduate from University of California. During her starting years, she used to guest appear in series like 24 and JAG.
Her breakthrough role was in Crash, which won the Best Picture in Academy Awards and she eventually became a part of “New on the Scene” list by People magazine. She later appeared in movies like Mission: Impossible III and Syriana. After the loss of jobs in the industry, she decided to make career in real estate and her last film was Just like a Woman.
2- Shohreh Aghdashloo
Birth Name: Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar
Age: 66, born 11 May 1952
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 5"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Houshang Touzie
Shohreh Aghdashloo is an actress in America, who is basically from Iran. She is known for her role in famous TV serial “Tyrant”.Born on 11th May, 1952 in Tehran as Shohreh Vaziri Tabar, she got married at the age of 19 to Aydin Aghdashloo, who was then 31yrs old. She started attending acting workshops and became an actress in films and theatre of Iran.
She moved to England at the beginning of Iranian Revolution and got her degree in International Relations and following her dream of becoming an actress got her to Los Angeles. There, she starred in movies like The Lake House, X Men: The Last Stand, The Sisterhood of Travelling Pants 2, The Adjustment Bureau, The No Game, Rose Water, Last Knight etc. Her role in House of Sand and Fog got her several awards and nominations.
1- Nazanin Boniadi
Birth Name: نازنین بنیادی
Age: 38, born 22 May 1980
Country of origin: Iran, Islamic Republic
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 4"
Nazanin Boniadi is No.1 spot in our list of Top 10 Most Beautiful Persian Models. Nazanin is an actress with American-Iranian nationality. She was born on 22nd May, 1980, when Iranian revolution was at its peak and therefore her parents moved to London.As a young girl, she used to play violin and perform Ballet. After her school, she moved to States and got her bachelor’s degree in Biological Science. She also won an award for her research in the field of cancer and heart transplant. She shifted her focus to acting in the year 2006 and got her first role in General Hospitals and its series. She was the 1st actor, who was born in Iran and had a contract with American Soap. She has appeared in serials like 24, Suits, How I Met Your Mother, Best Friends Forever, Go On, Grey’s Anatomy etc and movies like Iran Man, The Next Three Days, Desert Dancer and Ben-Hur etc.
All these females are known faces in American film industry, but we never bother to know where they originally come from. They have adopted the culture and language so well that is difficult to differentiate.
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