Beauty pageant

Twenty contestants disqualified at 2026 camel beauty festival in Oman, botox, fillers, silicone

Veterinarians warn such procedures can cause infections, swelling, tissue damage, chronic inflammation, severe pain, scarring, digestive issues, physical imbalances and potentially life-threatening.

 Illustrative image of a camel in Israel.
 Melanie Shiraz is crowned at Miss Universe Israel 2025.

Melanie Shiraz wins Miss Universe Israel 2025 crown, vows to use platform for meaningful change

THE BEAUTY PAGEANT FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

Miss Holocaust Survivor documentary wins Ernst Lubitsch award

 Mia Le Roux at Miss South Africa 2024

First deaf Miss South Africa crowned amid controversy over finalist's heritage


Jewish Miss Germany contestant wins Miss Internet

Tamar Morali has qualified to final round of the German national beauty pageant.

Runner up of Miss Internet Angelina Kätzel, Miss Internet Tamar Morali and 2nd runner up Jennifer Lauren Schmidt (Courtesy Tamar Morali)

Family of Miss Iraq flee country after photo posted with Miss Israel

Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, told Israeli media she enjoys a special friendship with her Iraqi counterpart.

Contestants Miss Iraq, Sarah Eedan (R) and Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman (L) pose together for a selfie, during preparations for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant in Las Vegas, United States November 13, 2017

For the first time ever, Miss Germany could be a Jew

German-Jewish pageant queen Tamar Morali sees her success as an achievement for the Jewish people.

Tamar Morali

Brazilian media highlights Miss Israel’s local roots

“I have everything from Brazil, the colors, the joy from Brazil. I think I am more Brazilian than Israeli.”

Miss Israel 2017 runner up Adar Gendelsman

Miss Israel, Miss Iraq overcome diplomatic barrier on Instagram

Were beauty queens able to succeed where diplomatic efforts over the years have failed?

Miss Israel and Miss Iraq pose together in a picture for Instagram in 2017.

Jews on Twitter show love for Lebanon

'Forbes' featured Tel Aviv and Beirut as great tourists destinations for the fall of 2017 in the same article.

On the Tel Aviv Beach

#2 Gal Gadot - A global sensation and she’s one of ours

While Gadot never seems to get political and steers clear of controversy, she certainly doesn’t try to hide her Israeli and Jewish heritage.

ACTRESS GAL GADOT is on the cover of the September issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine

Right From Wrong: Terrorists and tiaras

Hanna should respond to the travesty by railing at her Lebanese hosts.

Sally Greige holds her tiara after being crowned Miss Lebanon.

Freedoms of beauty queens

Lebanese beauty queen Amanda Hanna has been faulted for her openness.

Lebanese beauty queen Amanda Hanna

Lebanese beauty queen visits Israel, loses her title

This is the second time a Lebanese beauty queen has run into issues because of Lebanon's relationship with Israel.

Lebanese beauty queen Amanda Hanna