- Miss Lebanon
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Miss Lebanon Formation 1952 (Current, 1990) Type Beauty Pageant Headquarters Beirut Location 
LebanonDirector Antoine Maxud Website Official Website . Miss Lebanon - Lebanon's Official National Beauty Pageant (Arabic: انتخابات ملكة جمال لبنان) is a beauty contest in Lebanon.
Miss Lebanon is the only national beauty contest that awards prizes worth more than one million US dollars to its winners. It is broadcast on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC), since 1991. Current Director is Antoine Maxud.
The pageant has been cancelled a few times due civil wars, conflicts with Israel and lack of protection for the delegates.
The winner of Miss Lebanon competes at Miss World and Miss Universe. The pageant also send representatives to Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Intercontinental pageants.
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Format
Every year, the Miss Lebanon Pageant takes on a new format with a new number of contestants. On average, the pageant has taken form of a one night gala, several primes, and even reality television. Below is an outline of the recent years of the pageant's format:
Pageant Winner # of Contestants Format # of Primes Venue 2003 Marie Jose Hnein 16 Reality TV (24/7) 8 LBC Studio 2004 Nadine Njeim 16 Reality TV (24/7) 7 LBC Studio 2005 Gabrielle Bou Rached 30 Weekly Primes 5 Casino Du Liban 2007 Nadine Njeim 18 Weekly Primes 3 Casino Du Liban 2008 Rosarita Tawil 18 Weekly Primes 2 LBC Studio 2009 Martine Andraos 16 Grand Gala 1 LBC Studio 2010 Rahaf Abdallah 16 Grand Gala 1 LBC Studio 2011 Yara Khoury-Mikhael 16 Grand Gala 1 Beirut Souks Pageant Controversials
- In the 1972 Miss Universe pageant in Dorado, Puerto Rico, the 1971 winner, Georgina Rizk, was not allowed to attend due to government restrictions because of fears of a terrorist attack. These fears were triggered when, two months prior to the pageant, bombings occurred outside the hotel in which Miss USA, Tanya Wilson, was then staying. Lebanon did not send a delegate to the pageant that year either.
- In the 1993 Miss World pageant, in Sun City, South Africa, a scandal had a share of controversy when Israel's Tamara Porat and Lebanon's Ghada Turk were photographed side by side each other. The photos caused uproar in their respective countries. It was four months before Ghada was allowed to return to her country, which is officially still at war with Israel. The picture was scanned from the Times Magazine, November 22, 1993.
Winners
Géorgina Rizk, Miss Universe 1971
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Joëlle Behlock, Miss Lebanon 1997,
Rosarita Tawil, Miss Lebanon 2008Miss Lebanon 1952 Leila Saroufim 1953 Hania Beydun 1959 Gladys Tabet 1960 Leila Antaki 1961 Nohad Cabbabe 1962 Élénore Abi Karam 1963 Mona Slim 1964 Nani Barakat 1965 Yolla Georges Harb 1966 Marlène Tali 1969 Sonia Fares 1970 Georgina Rizk 1972 Marcelle Herro 1973 Sylvia Ohannessian 1974 Gisèle Hachem 1975 Ramona Karam 1977 Vera Aloune 1978 Katia Fakhry 1979 Jocelyne Daou 1980 Denise Sfeir 1981 Zeina Joseph Challita 1982 Batoul Attar 1983 Sylvia Hobeika 1984 Renée Philippe Barakat 1985 Mirelle Abi Fares 1986 Marie Khoury 1987 Eliane Georges 1991 Diana Bagdache 1992 Nicole Bardawil 1993 Ghada El Turk 1994 Lara Badawi 1995 Dina Azar 1996 Nisrine Sami Nasser 1997 Joëlle Behlock 1998 Clémence Achkar 1999 Norma Elias Naoum 2000 Sandra Rizk 2001 Christina Sawaya 2003 Marie José Hnein 2004 Nadine Nassib Njeim 2005 Gabrielle Bou Rached 2007 Nadine Wilson Njeim 2008 Rosarita Tawil 2009 Martine Andraos 2010 Rahaf Abdallah 2011 Yara Khoury Mikhael Representatives since 1995
Year Miss World Result 1995 Julia Syriani 1996 Nisrine Sami Nasser 1997 Joëlle Buhlock Top 10 1998 Clémence Achkar 1999 Norma Elias Naoum 2000 Sandra Rizk 2001 Christina Sawaya 2002 Bethany Kehdi 2003 Marie José Hnein Top 15 2004 Nadine Nassib Njeim 2005 Lamita Frangieh 2006 Annabella Samir Hilal Top 16 2007 Nadine Wilson Njeim 2008 Rosarita Tawil 2009 Martine Albert Andraos 2010 Rahaf Abdallah 2011 Yara Khoury Mikhael Year Miss Universe Result 1996 Julia Syriani 1997 Dalida Chammaï 1998 Nina Kadis 1999 Clémence Achkar 2000 Norma Elias Naoum 2001 Sandra Rizk 2004 Marie José Hnein 2005 Nadine Nassib Njeim 2006 Gabrielle Bou Rached 2007 Nadine Wilson Njeim 2008 Rosarita Tawil 2009 Martine Albert Andraos 2010 Rahaf Abdallah 2011 Yara Khoury Mikhael Year Miss International Result 1997 Nisrine Sami Nasser 1998 Clémence Achkar 2002 Christina Sawaya Winner 2003 Nathalie Nasrallah 2007 Grace Beyani 2008 Jessica Michelle Kahawati Top 12 2009 Sarah Mansour 2010 Daniella Rahme Year Miss Intercontinental Result 2000 Nancy Korakezian 2001 Claudia Berberi 2003 Dominique Joseph Hourani Winner 2004 Amale Baltayi 2007 Nancy Afiouni Winner 2008 Sheila Marouni 2009 Nicole Licha Khouri 2010 Nathalie Farrai Year Miss Earth Result 2001 Adelle Raymonde Boustani 2002 Regida Antoine Farah 2003 Mary Georges Hanna 2004 Lana Khattab 2005 Chantal Karam 2007 Amale Khoder Top 15 2008 Pamela Saade 2009 Nicole Licha Khouri 2010 Jihane Nehme Best results
Pageant Year Placement Miss Universe 1971 Winner Miss World 1997, 2003 9th Place Miss International 2002 Winner Miss Intercontinental 2003, 2007 Winner Miss Earth 2007 Semi finalist See also
External links
- Miss Lebanon 2007 (English & Arabic Official Site)
- Miss Lebanon 2010 Rahaf Abdalla
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