, ▁May a , ▁R aki ya ▁and ▁W aj di ▁were ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁ 9 ▁students ▁instead ▁of ▁ 8 ▁went ▁on ▁tour . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁where ▁the ▁Top ▁finishing ▁students ▁did ▁not ▁all ▁go ▁on ▁tour . ▁Despite ▁finishing ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁ 9 th , ▁R ym ▁and ▁Moh ammed ▁I ▁were ▁not ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁tour , ▁R aki ya ▁and ▁W aj di ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁tour ▁instead . ▁ ▁Star ▁Academy ▁ 4 ▁Sh ada ▁Hass oun , ▁from ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Mor oc co , ▁made ▁history ▁by ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁girl ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁The ▁fourth ▁season ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁where ▁two ▁girls ▁claimed ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁place ▁when ▁Sh ada ▁Hass oun ▁came ▁in ▁first , ▁and ▁Mar wa ▁( from ▁Tun is ia ) ▁came ▁in ▁second . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁not ew orth y ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁contest ant ▁from ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf , ▁Sh oro q ▁( from ▁Bah rain ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁contest ant ▁from ▁O man , ▁A you b . ▁▁ ▁Pr imes ▁ ▁Tour ▁ ▁N ass if , ▁Rah ma , ▁Moh amed ▁R , ▁Ram y , ▁B adre ia , ▁Sultan , ▁As ma , ▁T ah ra , ▁Mah m oud , ▁Ze ina , ▁Abd