Miss Israel

Miss Israel (Hebrew: מלכת היופי‎, Malkat HaYofi, lit. "Beauty Queen") is an annual beauty pageant in Israel.

Winners

Year Name Birth year Place of birth Place of residence Comments 1950 Miriam Yaron [Jaross] 1929 Germany Brazil 1951 Michal Har'el [Harrison] 1931 Jerusalem Herzliya, Israel Later the wife of Yitzhak Moda'i 1952 Ora Vered [Gamily] 1934 Yemen 1953 Chavatzelet Dror [Drilman] 1934 Austria Israel First soldier to compete 1954 Aviva Pe'er [Perlmann] 1935 Romania Brazil 1955 Ilana Carmel [Lily Perzhensky] 1935 China Israel 1956 Sara Tal [Binshtok] 1936 Israel New York 1957 Atara [Korina] Barzilay[1] 1939 Romania Israel 1958 Miriam Hadar 1937 Jerusalem New York 1959 Rina Yitzchakov [Izakov] 1940 Tel Aviv New York 1960 Aliza Gur [Gross] 1940 Haifa Los Angeles 1961 Dalia Lion 1943 Haifa Luxembourg 1962 Jehudit Mazor [Mizrachi] 1943 Tel Aviv New York 1963 Ester Kfir 1944 China Tel Aviv 1964 Ronit Rinat [Rechtman] 1946 Haifa Los Angeles 1965 Aliza Sadeh [Panfil] 1946 Tel Aviv New York 1966 Aviva Israeli [Vivian Del Bianco] 1947 Italy Los Angeles 1967 Batia Kabiri 1948 Israel Israel 1968 Miri Zamir 1950 Haifa Tel Aviv 1969 Chava Levy 1951 Haifa Israel 1970 Moshit Tsiporin 1949 Ramat Gan, Israel Netanya, Israel 1971 Eti [Ester] Orgad 1953 Eilat, Israel South Africa 1972 Ilana Goren 1953 Kiryat Motzkin, Israel New York 1973 Limor Sharir [Schraibman] 1954 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv 1974 Edna Levy 1955 Ashkelon, Israel Rishon Lezion, Israel 1975 Orit Cooper 1956 Jerusalem Israel 1976 Rina Mor [Messinger] 1957 Kiryat Tivon, Israel Netherlands Won Miss Universe 1976[2] 1977 Zehava Vardi 1956 Kiryat Bialik, Israel Kiryat Bialik 1978 Dorit Jellinek 1958 Haifa Israel 1979 Vered Polgar 1962 Haifa Mitzpa, Israel 1980 Illana Shoshan 1961 Kfar Sava, Israel Los Angeles 1981 Dana [Daniela] Wexler 1964 Givataim, Israel Israel Youngest ever to win - Age 16 and 9 months 1982 Debby [Deborah] Hess 1963 United States Israel 1983 Shim'ona Hollander 1965 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv 1984 Sapir Koffmann 1965 Petach Tikva, Israel Israel 1985 Hilla Kelmann 1966 Holon, Israel Jerusalem 1986 Nilly Drucker 1968 Beer Sheva, Israel Tel Aviv 1987 Yamit Noy 1969 Rishon Lezion, Israel Moshav in Sharon plain 1988 Shirley Ben-Mordechay 1971 Tel Aviv Israel 1989 Nicole Halperin 1970 United States Israel 1990 Yvonna Krugliak 1971 Latvia Israel 1991 Miri Goldfarb 1970 Hod Hasharon, Israel 1992 Ravit Asaf 1974 Beer Sheva, Israel Israel 1993 Jana Khodirker 1973 Ukraine Israel 1994 Ravit Yarkoni 1973 Givataim, Israel Israel 1995 Jana Kalmann 1975 Siberia, Russia Israel 1996 Taly [Talia] Lewenthal 1978 Haifa Israel 1997 Mirit Greenberg 1979 Beer Sheva, Israel Israel 1998 Linor Abargil 1980 Netanya Tel Aviv Won Miss World 1998[3] 1999 Rana Raslan 1977 Haifa Haifa First Israeli Arab Miss Israel[3] 2000 Nirit Bakshi 1982 Beer Sheva Israel 2001 Ilanit Levy[4] 1982 Haifa Rehovot, Israel Top 10[5] 2002 Yamit Har-Noy 1982 Oranit, Israel Israel 2003 Sivan Klein 1984 Jerusalem Tel Aviv 2004 Gal Gadot 1985 Rosh HaAyin, Israel Tel Aviv 2005 Elena Ralph 1985 Ukraine Ramat Gan, Israel Top 10 2006 Yael Nizri 1988 Kiryat Shmona, Israel Kiryat Shmona 2007 Liran Kohener 1989 Rishon Lezion, Israel Rishon Lezion 2008 Tamar Ziskind 1986 Haifa Haifa 2009 Adi Rodnitzky 1989 Israel Tel Aviv 2010 Shavit Wiesel 1989 Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel Kibbutz Be'eri 2011 Ella Ran 1989 Herzliya Herzliya

Elena Ralph, Miss Israel 2005 Liran Cohaner, Miss Israel 2007 Tamar Ziskind, Miss Israel 2008

See also

• La'Isha

References

1. ^ De Wolfe, Evelyn (August 10, 1957). "Miss Israel Helps Bond Drive". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/437337372.html?dids=437337372:437337372&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+10,+1957&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Miss+Israel+Helps+Bond+Drive&pqatl=google. Retrieved 23 October 2010. "She is Atara Barzely this year s Miss Israel who has since addressed some 30 meetings to launch the Israel Bond fall and winter campaign." 
2. ^ "Israeli Miss Universe poses security worries". The Baltimore Sun. Associated Press. July 12, 1976. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1813059422.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+12,+1976&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Israeli+Miss+Universe+poses+security+worries&pqatl=google. Retrieved 23 October 2010. ""Rina Messinger became Israel's first Miss Universe yesterday, presenting pageant officials with the knotty problem of how to protect their..." 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Arab crowned Miss Israel". BBC News. March 10, 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/294051.stm. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
4. ^ "Army chic for Israeli beauty queen". BBC News. April 18, 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1283832.stm. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
5. ^ "Bulletproof Miss Israel Finishes as a Finalist". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2001. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/72950014.html?dids=72950014:72950014&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+12,+2001&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=THE+WORLD;+IN+BRIEF+/+AND+FINALLY+.+.+.;+Bulletproof+Miss+Israel+Finishes+as+a+Finalist&pqatl=google. Retrieved 23 October 2010.