Zoureena Saviera Nazrul Rijger (born in Paramaribo

Paramaribo

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...

, Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

, on June 19, 1991) is a 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 performs with his daughters Cheryll, Zoureena, and Xaviera in a group called Lex Rijger and Family. The girls on their own also sing 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.

On August 28, 2009, Rijger was crowned Miss Suriname 2009 in the Marriot 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.