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Haifa Wehbe هيفا وهبي (... spelled Haifaa Wehbe, Haifa Wahbi, Hayfa Wehbeh, Hayfa Wehbi) is a Lebanese musician who took the Arab world by storm after the release of her first album Howa el-Zaman (It is time). Born on March 10, 1970, Haifa grew up in the capital Beirut listening to jazz and R&B. She became a model at a very young age and won the title "Miss South Lebanon" at sixteen. She participated in the Miss Lebanon contest. Her title, second-runner up, was revoked, as she was married and had a daughter, Zaza. In Late 90's, a scandal erupts about her, sex scandal having her along with other celebrities.
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Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi was recently honored by the International Union in charge of the ‘Miss Lebanon’ beauty pageant. Haifa was presented an award for her drive to succeed from the moment she launched her career, and for her extraordinary beauty.
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Lebanese pop singer Haifa Wahbi had a near encounter with death when a plane hit her head! She was filming her newst video clip and in the clip a plane was supposed to be chasing her car. The plane then accidentely hit her head causing minor injuries... the doctors and those on the set said that she would have surely been killed if the plane hit her otherwise. She was filming the clip in a Lebanese military airfield.
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According to the London based Elaph, Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi has changed her annual tradition of welcoming the New Year in Lebanon and will be holding a concert at the Samir Amis hotel in Cairo. Egyptian singer Amr Diab has ... decided to spend New Year’s Eve in Cairo and will be holding two concerts, changing his usual tradition of holding performances in Europe and the USA.
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Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi was able to make the list of the 100 most influential figures in the Arab world. The list, which consists of business people, politicians and other VIPs in the Arab world ranked Haifa in the 53rd spot.
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