Linor Abargil
| Linor Abargil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Linor Abargil February 17, 1980 Netanya, Israel |
| Spouse(s) |
Šarūnas Jasikevičius (2006–2008) Oren Halfon (2010-present) |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
Linor Abargil (Hebrew: לינור אברג'יל, sometimes spelled Linor Aberjil; born February 17, 1980) is an Israeli beauty pageant contestant who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998,[1] shortly after being raped. Since then, she has become a global advocate in the fight against sexual violence.[2] She was crowned by her predecessor Former Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden.
Biography
Just seven weeks before being crowned Miss World, the then 18-year old Abargil was raped at knifepoint by her travel agent, Uri Shlomo, in Milan, Italy.[3] She reported the rape to Italian authorities, who initially released him due to lack of evidence. She later reported the rape to Israeli authorities, who issued an arrest warrant for Shlomo and began extradition proceedings. Shlomo was eventually tricked into returning to Israel. He was tried for rape, and was convicted, with DNA evidence found in his car serving as the basis for his conviction. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.[4][5] Abargil called for other women to follow her example.[6][7]
Abargil married Lithuanian basketball player Šarūnas Jasikevičius in a ceremony near Barcelona, Spain, in July 2006.[8] They divorced in 2008.[4][9] In 2013, Brave Miss World, a documentary film about her rape and subsequent activism, was released.[10] The film was produced by Cecilia Peck, the daughter of actor Gregory Peck.
In 2010, Abargil married manager Oren Halfon, and became religious. In 2012, she gave birth to twins, and in 2013 she gave birth to a daughter.[11][12] Abargil also earned an undergraduate law degree from Netanya Academic College and was admitted to the Israeli Bar.[13]
Recognition
In 2005, she was voted the 89th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[14]
References
- ↑ "Linor cruises to Miss World title". BBC News. November 27, 1998. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Take Back the Night features former Miss World Linor Abargil". Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑ Kasriel, Alex (May 21, 2009). "How Miss World made rapist pay". Jewish Chronicle Online. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Follain, John (December 21, 2008). "Ex-Miss World to make graphic film of her rape". The Times Online. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑ Pageant News Bureau (PNB) – Pageant News
- ↑ "The Linor Documentary Project". Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ↑ How Miss World made rapist pay
- ↑ "Israel’s Celebrity Wedding"
- ↑ "Former Miss World to shoot 'inspirational' documentary about her rape"
- ↑ ""Brave Miss World": Raped Before Winning ’98 Title, Linor Abargil Campaigns Against Sexual Violence". Democracy Now. 2013-02-19.
- ↑ http://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A8+%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%9C
- ↑ http://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/148079
- ↑ http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4383002,00.html
- ↑ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
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Preceded by Çağla Şikel |
Miss World Europe 1998 |
Succeeded by Jenny Chervoney |
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