Rana Raslan
Rana Raslan | |
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.jpg) Raslan after being crowned Miss Israel in Tel Aviv, 9 March 1999 | |
| Born | 17 March 1977 Wadi Nisnas, Haifa, Israel |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Occupation | Model (formerly) |
| Known for | First Arab and Muslim winner of Miss Israel title; first Arab-Israeli representative at Miss Universe |
| Title | Miss Israel 1999 |
| Spouse |
Unknown (m. 2003) |
Rana Raslan (Arabic: رنا رسلان; Hebrew: רנא רסלאן; born 17 March 1977) is an Arab-Israeli former model from Haifa, Israel, who won the Miss Israel title in 1999. She was the first, and as of 2021[update], remains the only Muslim and ethnic Arab to have won first place in the pageant.[2][3] Raslan also represented Israel at the 1999 Miss Universe beauty pageant.[4]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's first-place nomination as a major feat of democracy in Israel.[citation needed]
Early and personal life
Her father is an Arab Muslim, whereas her mother is a convert from Christianity to Islam.
Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim" in response to accusations by Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality—specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.[5]
She married a millionaire businessman sheikh from the United Arab Emirates in 2003 and relocated to Dubai.[6][7]
See also
- Lucy Aharish, an Arab-Israeli journalist and actress
- Huda Naccache, an Arab-Israeli model
- Lucy Ayoub, an Arab-Israeli journalist
- Mira Awad, an Arab-Israeli singer and artist
References
- ^ "Rana: No chance for Arab in Israeli world of modeling". Bladi.info (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "In the eye of the beholder" Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram #421, March 1999
- ^ "Arab crowned Miss Israel", BBC News March 10, 1999
- ^ "Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition". Flickr. 3 May 2006.
- ^ "Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 5, 1999
- ^ "חיים אתגר על המפגש עם השייח' אליו נישאה רנא רסלאן | חשיפה". 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Rana: No chance for Arab in Israeli world of modeling". Bladi.info (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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