Yasmien Kurdi: Difference between revisions

Kurdi was born to a [[Muslim]] father, Mohammad Kurdi,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/psn-showbiz/2014/12/28/1407140/mother-lily-nagpasalamat-sa-power-ni-gov.-vi|title=Mother Lily nagpasalamat sa 'power' ni Gov. Vi|newspaper=[[Pilipino Star Ngayon]]|date=December 28, 2014|access-date=February 4, 2016|language=tl|last=Solis|first=Lolit}}</ref> and Miriam Ong-Yuson, who is a member of the [[Iglesia ni Cristo]].<ref name="cii">{{cite news|url=http://www.pinoyparazzi.com/yasmien-kurdi-naayos-na-ang-gusot-sa-kanyang-ina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919054419/http://www.pinoyparazzi.com/yasmien-kurdi-naayos-na-ang-gusot-sa-kanyang-ina|archive-date=September 19, 2020|title=Yasmien Kurdi, naayos na ang gusot sa kanyang ina|newspaper=Pinoy Parazzi|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=February 4, 2016|language=tl|last=Solis|first=Lolit}}</ref> She is of [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] and [[Chinese Filipino]] (maternal) descent. She spent most of her early life in [[Kuwait]] because of her father's work there, and was there with her family during the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Yasmien+Kurdi|title=Yasmien Kurdi music, videos, stats, and photos|website=Last.fm}}</ref> She was a member of the junior choir in her church before joining ''[[StarStruck (Season 1)|StarStruck]]''. She studied elementary in [[Jabriya Indian School]], high school in [[Angelicum College]] and graduated [[magna cum laude]] with a degree of [[political science]] in [[Arellano University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=LOOK: Yasmien Kurdi graduates magna cum laude from Arellano University |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/227621-yasmien-kurdi-magna-cum-laude-graduate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718135717/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/227621-yasmien-kurdi-magna-cum-laude-graduate |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |access-date=August 3, 2019 |publisher=Rappler}}</ref>