- Rana Raslan
Rana Raslan is an Arab Israeli from
Haifa who was namedMiss Israel in 1999. This was the first (and so far the only) such case in the history of Israel. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/421/re2.htm "In the eye of the beholder"] "Al-Ahram #421, March 1999] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/294051.stm "Arab crowned Miss Israel"] , "BBC News "March 10 ,1999 ] In Israel, the official title is "Malkat Hayofi" - Israel’s Beauty Queen.The then
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu commented the nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel, while some Arab and Israeli journalists viewed this as a pre-electional political move.Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular
Muslim " in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists in immorality (regarding the bathing-suit part of the pageant). [ [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/12410/edition_id/239/format/html/displaystory.html "Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues"] , Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 5, 1999]She took part in the 1999
Miss Universe contest. [ [http://www.flickr.com/photos/treesandrain/139818519/ Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition] ]References
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* [http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/israel.htm Israel beauty queens since 1950]
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