Nargiz Ilgar qizi Birk-Petersen (née Abbaszadeh; Azerbaijani: Nərgiz İlqar qızı Abbaszadə [næɾˈɟis ilˈɡɑɾ ɡɯˈzɯ ɑbɑsˈzɑdæ]; born 7 August 1976)[1][2] is an Azerbaijani-American lawyer, presenter and model.

[2][9] In this capacity, she was part of the city's delegation to the general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees, alongside First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and Ministers Yaqub Eyyubov and Azad Rahimov.

[10][11] In the same year, Birk-Petersen was chosen to co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 after participating in a casting organized by the Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television.

[15] After the Eurovision Song Contest, Birk-Petersen has worked as a counsel for the pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk and Shire.

[2][13] She is married to Ulrik Birk-Petersen, a Danish diplomat whom she met in Washington, D.C., and currently resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with her husband and their three children.