Rana Raslan

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Rana Raslan
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Raslan after being crowned Miss Israel in Tel Aviv, 9 March 1999
Born (1977-03-17) 17 March 1977 (age 44)
Wadi Nisnas, Haifa, Israel
CitizenshipIsrael
OccupationModel (formerly)
Known forFirst Arab winner of Miss Israel title; first Arab−Israeli representative at Miss Universe
TitleMiss Israel 1999
Spouse(s)
Unknown
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(m. 2003)​
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Rana Raslan (Arabic: رنا رسلان‎, Hebrew: רנא רסלאן‎; born 17 March 1977) is an Arab Israeli former model from Haifa who won the Miss Israel title in 1999. She was the first, and as of 2021, remains the only Israeli Arab to have won first place in the pageant.[2][3] Raslan also represented Israel at the 1999 Miss Universe beauty pageant.[4]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's first-place nomination as a major feat of democracy in Israel.[citation needed]

Personal life[]

Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim" in response to accusations by Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality—specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.[5] Her father is an Arab Muslim, whereas her mother is a convert from Christianity to Islam.[citation needed]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rana: No chance for Arab in Israeli world of modeling". Bladi.info (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "In the eye of the beholder" Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram #421, March 1999
  3. ^ "Arab crowned Miss Israel", BBC News March 10, 1999
  4. ^ "Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition". Flickr.
  5. ^ "Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 5, 1999

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