Rana Raslan
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Rana Raslan (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; born 17 March 1977) is an Israeli former model who won Miss Israel in 1999.[1] With the cancellation of the pageant in 2022, she remains the only Arab and Muslim to have won the title.[2][3] Following her crowning as national beauty queen, Raslan represented Israel at Miss Universe that same year.[4]
Concurrent Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's first-place nomination as a "clear manifestation of equality and cooperation between Jews and Arabs in Israel" and criticized the assertion that Arabs are treated as second-class citizens under Israeli law.[5][6][7]
Early and personal life
Raslan was born on 17 March 1977 in Wadi Nisnas, a neighbourhood in the city of Haifa; her father is an Arab Muslim and her mother is an Arab Christian who converted to Islam.
She has described herself as a "secular Muslim" in response to accusations of immorality by Muslim fundamentalists—specifically in reference to the beauty pageants' usage of swimsuits.[8]
In 2003, Raslan relocated to Dubai after her marriage to an Emirati businessman.[9][10]
See also
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- Lucy Aharish, Arab-Israeli journalist and actress
- Huda Naccache, Arab-Israeli model
- Lucy Ayoub, Arab-Israeli journalist
- Mira Awad, Arab-Israeli musical artist
References
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