13 things about Miss Universe Iraq 2025 Hanin Al Qoreishy

Hanin Al Qoreishy represented Nevada, United States in the seventh edition of Miss Grand USA. She represented Iraq in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Al Qoreishy is an Iraqi-American entrepreneur and beauty queen. She is a resident of Houston, Texas, USA and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Born in 1998, Al Qoreishy was a teenager when she moved to the U.S. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2007, she was kidnapped for 2 months.
2. In 2010, she migrated from Iraq to the U.S.
3. In 2012, she started working as a home healthcare provider.
4. In 2014, she graduated high school with honors.
5. From 2014 to 2015, she was a project engineering intern at ExxonMobil.
6. From 2015 to 2018, she was an insurance agent at Allstate in Houston and an internet sales director at Group 1 Automotive in Houston.
7. From 2018 to 2020, she was a finance manager at John Eagle Auto Group.
8. From 2020 to 2021, she was a financial director at Central Automotive Group in Houston.
9. In 2021, she founded Legacy Insurance Advisors in Houston.
10. She was a Miss Houston USA 2024 finalist and a Miss Grand USA 2024 semifinalist.
11. In 2025, she visited Thailand.
12. She is Miss Universe Iraq 2025.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Al Qoreishy is the founder of Uplifted Hearts, a nonprofit that supports children who are orphans and refugees. Miss Houston USA 2024 is the first beauty pageant she competed in.

2010s

• From April 2013 to November 2013, she was a secretary at Luminess Air in Houston.
• In July 2016, she obtained her license as property and casualty insurance agent in Texas.
• In September 2014, she joined ExxonMobil as an intern.
• In May 2015, her internship at ExxonMobil ended.
• In June 2015, she joined Allstate in Houston.
• In November 2015, she joined Group 1 Automotive in Houston.
• In February 2018, she left Allstate.
• In May 2018, she left Group 1 Automotive and joined John Eagle Auto Group.

2020s

• In September 2020, she left John Eagle Auto Group and joined Central Automotive Group in Houston.
• In July 2021, she left Central Automotive Group and became the Legacy Insurance Advisors president.
• On March 30, 2024, she competed against 28 other Miss Houston USA 2024 candidates at Hilton Houston Post Oak in Houston. She finished in the Top 6.
• On August 12, 2024, she represented Nevada at Miss Grand United States 2024 and competed against 18 other candidates at Club M2 in Miami, Florida, USA. She finished in the Top 12.
• On June 27, 2025, she was appointed Miss Universe Iraq 2025.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Iraq at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.