Georgina Rizk

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Miss Universe 1971 — Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Georgina Rizk (Arabic: جورجينا رزق), sometimes listed under other sources as Georgia Risk, was Lebanon's first and so far only Miss Universe. She was crowned in the Miss Universe pageant in 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She was the first woman from the Middle East and the fourth woman from Asia to win the title. In the pageant she made a memorable fashion statement by wearing a very revealing top and hotpants.

Georgina was married to Ali Hassan Salameh, a Palestinian militant with Black September, who was assassinated in 1979 by the Mossad.

In the 1972 Miss Universe pageant in Dorado, Puerto Rico, Georgina 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 was then staying. Lebanon did also not send a delegate to the pageant that year.

Rizk also competed in the 1970 Miss World competition, but did not place.

Georgina Rizk is currently married to renowned Lebanese singer Walid Toufic.