Adar Gandelsman

Adar Gandelsman (Hebrew: אדר גנדלסמן‎; born 5 December 1997) is an Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the first runner-up at Miss Israel 2017, receiving the title of Miss Universe Israel, and competed at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.

Biography[]

Gandelsman is from Ashkelon, Israel, and is the daughter of Ashkenazi Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel from Brazil in 1992.^[1][2] Her first name, Adar, is a Hebrew calendar month.

She served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces from 2016 to 2018.^[1]

Modeling career[]

After coming in second place at Miss Israel 2017, Gandelsman was crowned Miss Universe Israel 2017.^[1] Adar succeeded Miss Universe Israel 2016 Yam Kaspers Anshelm and represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.^{[citation needed]}

Adar competed at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, but did not place. At the pageant, Gandelsman took a selfie with Sarah Idan, Miss Universe Iraq that year. In December 2017 Idan and her family fled Iraq due to outrage from Iraqi citizens over her posing for a photo with Miss Israel who had also served in the Israel Defense Forces at the time.^[3]

See also[]

• Israeli fashion

References[]

External links[]

• Miss Israel on Instagram