Rana Raslan

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Cover of LaIsha—Ynet[1]
Photo by Aviv Hofi—Walla![2]

Rana Raslan (Hebrew: רנא רסלאן‎, Arabic: رنا رسلان‎; born 17 March 1977) is an Arab citizen of Israel and former model from Haifa who won the Miss Israel title in 1999. She was the first, and so far the only, Israeli-Arab to win the first place.[3][4] She also represented Israel at the 1999 Miss Universe beauty pageant.[5]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel, while some Arab and Israeli journalists viewed it as a pre-electional political move.[3]

Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim" in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality – specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ מלכת המלכות של ישראל: שנות ה-90. Ynet (in Hebrew). LaIsha. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Aviv Hofi. רנא רסלאן. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "In the eye of the beholder" Al-Ahram #421, March 1999
  4. ↑ "Arab crowned Miss Israel", BBC News March 10, 1999
  5. ↑ "Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition". Flickr.
  6. ↑ "Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 5, 1999

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