Annabella Hilal

Annabella Samir Hilal (born 1986, Achrafieh, Beirut) is a Lebanese model and TV presenter.

Hilal was born into an Orthodox Christian family, and (aside from Arabic), is fluent in English and French.^[1] Hilal studied at the "Collège des Pères Antonins" school of Baabda, graduating in 2004, where she earned a Master's in Law. Her ambition is to become a judge.^[2]

Hilal was first runner-up in the 2005 Miss Lebanon contest.^[3] Following this, Hilal participated in the Miss World 2006 contest, in Warsaw (Poland), reaching the Top 7.^[4]

Recently, she presented LBC's Mission Fashion, an Arabic Reality TV show where contestants are judged on their abilities as designers and runway models. Currently, she is a presenter for MBC's popular TV show Arab Idol, alongside Ahmed Fahmi.^[1]

On November 14, 2009, Anabella Hillal married Dr. Nader Saab, a plastic surgeon (several years her elder), in a Christian ceremony in Cyprus.^[5] She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Mayeva, on August 21, 2010.^[6]

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