Beauty pageant
Melanie Shiraz wins Miss Universe Israel 2025 crown, vows to use platform for meaningful change
The 26-year-old is already coordinating with Jewish orgs. "I didn't enter this competition just to wear a crown—I did it because I believe in the power of this platform to create real impact."
Miss Holocaust Survivor documentary wins Ernst Lubitsch award
First deaf Miss South Africa crowned amid controversy over finalist's heritage
'Miss Aryan Angel' of Oxford wins Miss Hitler beauty pageant
86-year-old crowned 'Miss Holocaust Survivor' in Israeli pageant
Ten contestants - ranging in age from 79 to 90 - trod the catwalk at a museum in the city of Haifa at the annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honor women who endured the horrors of the Nazis.
South Africa pressures pageant winner to boycott Miss Universe in Israel
Government officials said they would not support the decision by Lalela Mswane, the winner of the country’s beauty contest, and the organizers of the pageant to participate in the contest in Israel.
Beauty Queen competition for Holocaust Survivors finally returns
The ceremony will be hosted by international model and TV presenter Moran Atias, while singer Rotem Cohen will perform throughout the event.
SNL's Michael Che jokes 'Miss Hitler' pageant winner is Miss Israel
The contest was based on young women sending in their pictures with Nazi symbols and describing why they think they fit the role. Users would vote online to pick the winner.
German-Jewish beauty queen campaigns to raise awareness of antisemitism in Europe
The campaign aligns with Human Rights Day, celebrated December 10, as well as the Day of Human Solidarity which will be observed December 20.
Black Algerian Beauty Queen Ben Hamou sparks racist outrage
Freshly crowned Miss Algeria 2019 leads Algerians to remark she's not pretty enough.
Colombian beauty queens tour Israel
Foreign Ministry brings four women to see the sites - and share photos online
Miss Earth Lebanon stripped of title after photo with Israeli
Contestant posed with Israeli-Arab Dana Zreik at competition in Philippines
She is beauty, she is grace: 93-year-old wins 'Miss Holocaust Survivor'
"I wouldn't believe that at my age I would be a beauty," the former jeweler laughed, her tiara perched on her white hair.
Jewish Miss Germany contestant wins Miss Internet
Tamar Morali has qualified to final round of the German national beauty pageant.
