American Idol’s Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy a pair?

[HMG] – Hard though it is to believe, the media’s favorite American Idol piñata, Simon Cowell has found someone he loves almost more than himself.

The lady in question is Mezhgan Hussainy.

Born in 1973 in Afghanistan, the petite 5’5″ Hussainy only escaped the Soviet invasion in ’79 by walking barefoot for ten days through the mountains into Pakistan, during which she and her family drank scum-tainted rain water to keep them alive.

The harrowing journey [which she's now trying to sell as a movie] eventually found Mezhgan, three brothers and their parents in a modest apartment in the Hollywood ‘burbs.

Her first occupation was as a dental hygienist, but she quit to move to the make-up department at Robinsons May. Then came some walk-ons in soaps and a brief modeling career, before landing the post she holds to this day — Lead Make-up Artist on American Idol.

Now she’s getting schmoozy with Simon. And they fit very well:

Despite no formal qualifications in the field of cosmetics, Mezhgan calls herself ‘an icon in the make-up world’. In truth, all she’s ever done is the make-up for reality TV and game shows.

Her break at that job came when she was hired to do make-up by John O’Hurley [best known from 'Seinfeld'.] She was offered the same job for the first season of American Idol, but turned it down. By season two she was doing the makeup for Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon – And her ego has not stopped from there.

When she first shared Simon’s orbit he was still connected with longtime lady-friend, Terri Seymour. But while Terri built her entire career on that link, she also told friends Simon was never romantic and refused to even say he loved her.

They soon drifted apart…and that’s when Mezhgan moved in for the kill.

Less than six weeks after Simon and Terri flamed out, Cowell was spied sharing his 50th birthday party with Mezhgan. And their recent capers backstage on ‘Idol’ could keep this blog busy for days.

But friends say Mezhgan’s early struggles in Hollywood make her Simon’s perfect foil — She’s met countless men as self-centered as him, is way more ambitious than Terri and considers herself at least Simon’s equal in business.

And from where Simon stands, Mezhgan also has perks; “She is the best at what she does – She makes me look very handsome,” he purred at the Mail.

And he may be right — For a man whose personal Idol is found in the mirror, a make-up artist is the perfect match…