Avigail Alfatov
Avigail Alfatov (Hebrew: אביגיל אלפטוב) | |
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| Born | Avigail Alfatov (Hebrew: אביגיל אלפטוב) February 28, 1996 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Israel 2015 (Winner for Miss Universe) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Israel 2015 (Winner for Miss Universe) Miss Universe 2015 (TBA) |
Avigail Alfatov (Hebrew: אביגיל אלפטוב; born 1996) is an Israeli national fencing champion and soldier, who won the title of Miss Israel 2014 for Miss Universe 2015. She will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Personal life
She was born in 1996 in Acre, Israel. Her father is a graphic designer and her mother is a teacher.
Fencing
Alfatov is Israel's national youth fencing champion. She began fencing in fourth grade. She devotes 4 hours a day to fencing practice and is Israel's youth fencing champion. She says: "I've taken part in a lot of fencing competitions around the world and I was already the past champion of Israel many times. My dream is to get to the Olympics and win."[1] She hopes that modelling will help her to support her fencing career financially, as Israel will only pay for the first year of training to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.[2]
IDF
She currently serves in the Israel Air Force.
Miss Israel 2015
On June 2, 2015 Alfatov crowned as Miss Israel 2015 together with Maayan Keren of Tel Aviv (Miss World Israel 2015). The 66th Miss Israel contest was organized by La'Isha Magazine. The Miss Israel has handled Miss Universe and Miss World since 1952 and made the International Grand Winners; Rina Messinger (Miss Israel 1976), Miss Universe 1976 and Linor Abargil (Miss Israel 1998), Miss World 1998.[3]
Miss Universe 2015
As Miss Israel 2015, Alfatov will now prepare to Miss Universe 2015 where she will compete to succeed the current titleholder, Paulina Vega of Colombia.